Tag Archives: Liberalism

Timothy Taylor: States as The Laboratories of Democracy: An Historical Note

Source: The New Democrat I guess one of the advantages of living in a country of three-hundred and fifteen-million people that has fifty states, is that it gives you this great opportunity to see what works and what doesn’t. And … Continue reading

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Clinton Library 42: President Bill Clinton’s Press Conference-March, 1994

Source: The New Democrat  As unpopular as the first two years of the Bill Clinton Administration were and how unpopular that Democratic Congress was, it was a very productive Congress and two years for President Clinton. And he actually managed … Continue reading

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Hoover Institution: Colin Dueck: The Obama Doctrine: American Grand Strategy Today

Source:The New Democrat  President Barack Obama laid out The Obama Doctrine in the spring of 2011. He obviously wanted to move away from the Bush Administration’s neoconservative unilateral military force is always the first option policy. But he’s not an … Continue reading

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Aunt Merryweather: What is Left Libertarianism?

Source:Thoughts On Liberty The way Aunt Merryweather describes left-libertarianism, is how social liberalism is described and what social liberalism is. I use to see myself as a Classical Liberal, or even Liberal, which is what this blog is about for … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: President John F. Kennedy’s American University Peace Speech

C-SPAN: President John F. Kennedy’s American University Peace Speech I believe the whole point of President Kennedy’s speech here is that as different as the American and Russian form of government’s and system’s during the Cold War were, that the … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Blog: Leslie Gelb: What Should Be The Purpose of American Power?

The National Interest: Blog: Lesley Gelb: What Should Be The Purpose of American Power? I believe Les Gelb has the right attitude here and he’s someone who knows about American Power being the President of the Council of Foreign Relations. … Continue reading

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CBS News: 60 Minutes: Lesley Stahl Interviews Jimmy Carter: The White House Diary

Source:CBS News– 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl. Source:The New Democrat “Lesley Stahl speaks to the former president about his new book, “White House Diary,” in which he admits mistakes and blames Ted Kennedy for delaying comprehensive health care.” From CBS News … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: President Jimmy Carter: University of Notre Dame 1977 Commencement

Source:The New Democrat  This speech by President Carter in 1977 was not only huge, but I think the best speech he’s ever given. And perhaps the best speech that any president has ever given when it comes to human rights … Continue reading

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TIME: Charlotte Alter: Sex Buyers: Why Cops Across the U.S. Target Men Who Buy Prostitutes

Source:The New Democrat I guess what Cook County, Illinois is doing by arresting johns, that is men who pay prostitutes for sex, is better than arresting both johns and the prostitutes. And getting the prostitutes off the streets and giving … Continue reading

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USA Today: Your Say- Legal Prostitution Poses Problems

Source:The New Democrat  I look at prostitution the same way that I look at gambling, homosexuality, marijuana, alcohol, tobacco and perhaps a few other things that come with real risks. These are not activities and things that I would personally … Continue reading

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