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Sam Seder: The Difference Between Libertarian and Neoliberal Ideology

The New Democrat Sam Seder is basically right here.  Neo-Liberals, and I guess I’m one of them according to Sammy, believe that government has a role to play in helping the less-fortunate help themselves by providing childcare, education, help finding … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: George Will: ‘Progressives Are Wrong About the Essence of the Constitution’

Source:The New Democrat  The more I hear from today’s, so-called, Progressives, the more I believe that they are from a different country or, at least, have lived a long time in another country. They don’t seem to see the U.S. … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Alyssa Rosenberg: ‘If Conservatives Lost the Culture War, That Doesn’t Mean Liberals Won it’

Source:The New Democrat  When people use the term “Culture War,” it’s not immediately clear what they’re talking about.  It could be some pop culture war between Hollywood and Nashville, the capitol of country music, or, perhaps, the broader Bible Belt. … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Issac Chotner: Ross Douhat Column on Young People: Individualism & Liberalism

Source:The New Democrat  This blog talks a lot about labels, especially what they mean in politics.  Thus, when I read a column in the  New Republic, that no longer looks like that great liberal magazine that once questioned the influence … Continue reading

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Hoover Institution: Richard Epstein: Our Property Principle

Source:The New Democrat  I guess because of the way I look at the United States Constitution, I would be described as a Liberal Constitutionalist, who looks at the entire Constitution and doesn’t pick out parts that I like and rail … Continue reading

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The Hill: Judd Gregg: Dems Now Look Ahead to Hillary

Source:The New Democrat  At risk of sounding like a sexist, even though I’m not, I’m not on the so-called HRC Bandwagon just yet, because the campaign to elect Hillary Clinton president in the third month of 2014 is more than … Continue reading

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Salon: Omer Aziz: I’m Proud to Say I’m a Liberal

Salon: Opinion: Omer Aziz: I’m Proud to Say I’m a Liberal: How Conservatives Vulgarized the Word Liberal and Why Liberals Should Take it Back Source:The New Democrat I agree with Omar Aziz that Conservatives have been bashing the words liberalism … Continue reading

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Sam Seder: Caller: Did Affirmative Action Hurt the Liberal Project?

Source:The New Democrat  Affirmative action didn’t hurt the cause of actual Liberals because Liberals believe in equal opportunity for all regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and so forth.  The key word is “opportunity,” that people are not judged by … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Andrew Cohut: Are Democrats Getting Two Liberal?

Source:The New Democrat  This is where political labels, that is, labels that only describe one’s political ideology, get people into trouble when they don’t understand what the labels mean and what that political ideology is about. I agree with Andrew … Continue reading

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Slate: Opinion: Dave Weigel: Why the Left is Stronger Without the Democrats: The Current Democratic Coalition

Slate: Opinion: Why the Left is Stronger Without the Democrats  Erik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter It’s generally not a good idea to compare American politics with British politics because the center … Continue reading

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