Tag Archives: President Barack Obama

The Economist: Lane Greene- ‘The Truth About Lies’

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  “From little fibs to big fat whoppers, lying is part of human nature. Lane Greene, our language guru, examines the difference between lies, falsehoods and plain nonsense.” Source:The Economist From Dictionary A lie is a: “a false statement … Continue reading →

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News Receiver: President Obama’s Oval Office Speech on Syria

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: News Receiver: President Obama’s Oval Office Speech on Syria I watched President Obama’s speech on CNN and then saw the so-called experts talk about it. And one of them was … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Rik Schneider

Source: Hoover Institution: Colin Dueck: The Obama Doctrine: American Grand Strategy Today 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 … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Universe: The Tonight Show With Jay Leno- Bill Maher: in 2012

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

“Bill Maher on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno – Must watch this!” Source:Celebrity Universe Going back three years here so I have to dig deep into my memory bank and see what is still there. Oh wait 2012 was … Continue reading →

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Cannabis Culture: Blog: Grant Smith: Meet The New Drug Czar, Not The Same as The Old Drug Czar

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Cannabis Culture: Blog: Grant Smith: Meet the New Drug Czar, Not the Same as the Old Drug Czar I guess at least in my perfect world and perhaps in the perfect world of now at least a one half of … Continue reading →

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Roll Call: Congress: Tamar Hallerman & Niels Lesniewski: Senate Democrats Show Limits of GOP Control

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

Roll Call: Congress: Tamar Hallerman & Niels Lesniewski: Senate Democrats Show Limits of GOP Control For all of you non-political junkies, first of all I’m wondering why you’re reading this at all, but secondly this piece is for the average … Continue reading →

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Brookings Institution: FIXGOV: William Galston: The American People to its Leaders: Ground Troops Against ISIS and a Stronger National Defense

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Brookings: FIXGOV: William Galstron: The American People to its Leaders: Ground Troops Against ISIS and a Stronger National Defense I think its pretty clear about what we’ve learned in the last thirteen-years or so in our Middle East adventures. That … Continue reading →

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Reason: Hit & Run: Peter Suderman: “How President Obama’s 529 Tax Plan Proves The Welfare State is Doomed”

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

Reason: Hit & Run: Peter Suderman: How President Obama’s 529 College Tax Plan Debacle Proves the Welfare State is Doomed I don’t agree with libertarian Professor Milton Friedman on everything as a Liberal myself. But I think his best quote … Continue reading →

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Foreign Affairs: Alan J. Kuperman- ‘How Barack Obama Failed Libya’

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:Foreign Affairs– free at last in Libya? “On March 17, 2011, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1973, spearheaded by the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, authorizing military intervention in Libya. The goal, Obama explained, was to save the … Continue reading →

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The Week: Opinion- Jeff Spross: ‘President Obama’s Middle-Out Economics is Good, Bottom-Up Economics is Better’

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

  Source: The Week: Opinion- Jeff Spross: Middle-Out Economics is Good, Bottom-Up Economics is Better I have several questions that I would ask Jeff Spross. Which is why can’t you do both? Why can’t you have policies that improve the middle … Continue reading →

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