Tag Archives: Liberalism

Washington Examiner: Timothy Carney: Are Libertarians Ultra-Conservative or Free Market Liberals?

Source:The New Democrat  Libertarians are ultra-conservatives because they see big government as a threat to freedom and civilized society, period, and are opposed completely to big government involved in our economic or personal affairs.  Libertarians are much more conservative than … Continue reading

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The Federalist: Donald J. Boudreaux: In Defense of Liberal Learning

Source:The New Democrat  Liberalism is at its best regardless of its source and education is a perfect example. It’s about giving people the tools they need to be successful in their own lives. Education is a liberal concept because it … Continue reading

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Andrew Sullivan: ‘Why is Liberal a Dirty Word?’

Source:The New Democrat  The reason why in the past the word Liberal has almost been seen as bad as a cuss word or someone would call someone a Liberal like they would call someone a jerk or a bastard or … Continue reading

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Lew Rockwell: Blog: Laurence M. Vance: Libertarianism vs. Liberalism vs. Conservatism

Lew Rockwell: Blog: Laurence M. Vance: Libertarianism vs. Liberalism-Conservatism This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger This is an interesting discussion to have because as a Liberal myself who actually understands liberalism it burns me when … Continue reading

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Richard Eskow: The Populist Moment

Source:The New Democrat  It is hard to describe America from an ideological standpoint as a whole. Because we are such a huge and vast country and then you throw in all of our political diversity. We are a country by … Continue reading

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National Journal: Peter Beinart: The End of American Exceptionalism?

Source:The New Democrat  American exceptionalism is an interesting difficult thing to talk about because it is hard to define. And the fact that exceptional is by itself neither good or bad, it is just different. You could have an exceptionally … Continue reading

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JFK Library: President Harry S. Truman- Criticism of Senator John F. Kennedy (1960)

Source:JFK Library– President Harry S. Truman (Democrat, Missouri (1945-53) Source:The New Democrat “TNC:27 (excerpt) Press conference given by President Harry Truman announcing his reasons for resigning as a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention. July 2, 1960. This film … Continue reading

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Jason Kuznicki: ‘Modern Liberalism & The Paternalism of Things’

Source:The New Democrat  Modern Liberalism and the Paternalism of Things is the perfect way to describe what is called modern liberalism. Which is a bogus term because there’s only one liberalism and you are either a Liberal or not. Or … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Steve Rosenthal: American Politics Are Moving Left

Source:The New Democrat  As America is getting more diverse and younger as a country we are becoming more diverse as a country. Not just racially and ethnically, but how we look at politics as well. The more time Americans spend … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Milton Friedman – The Negative Income Tax (1968)

. Source:The New Democrat  I do not like Milton Friedman’s idea of what he called the Negative Income Tax. Or today what people on both the Left and Right are talking about which is the National Basic Income. Because for … Continue reading

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