Tag Archives: Liberals

Reason: J.D. Tuccille: The Right to Take Even Really Stupid Risks

Source:The New Democrat  I have often said that the real difference between liberals and conservatives is not necessarily philosophy. We both tend to want the same things and both believe in limited government. I am not saying there are no … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Opinion: Peter Beinart: Liberal is Good: Why More Americans are Liberal Now

The Atlantic: Opinion: Peter Beinart: Liberal is Good: Why More Americans are Liberal Now Ederik Schneider on Google+ Liberalism is the perfect example of why education is so important in America, because the more Americans have learned about liberalism, especially … Continue reading

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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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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 McLaughlin Group: The State of The Union, Economic Mobility, Syria, Liberal vs Progressive

. Source:The New Democrat  As far as the State of the Union if I’m President Obama or he could hear my advice for him, I would say use this speech to kickoff the 2014 Campaign to Save Congressional Democrats. Keeping … Continue reading

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