Tag Archives: Progressives

American Enterprise: Charles Murray: It’s Not Liberals That is the Problem, But Progressives

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Charles Murray hit it on the head in his AEI article about liberalism and how that is different from today’s so-called progressivism. Even though even what is supposed to pass as progressivism today is really not progressivism … Continue reading →

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Washington Post: EJ Dionne: The Vital Incoherent Center

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Washington Post Again it depends on what you mean by liberal and conservative and you do lump Religious Conservatives, Neoconservatives and Libertarians in with Conservatives on the Right and do you lump in Progressives and Socialists, or Social Democrats … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Danny Vinik: President Obama’s Promise to Not Raise Taxes on the Middle Class Makes Governing Harder

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I’m just going to be real here and say that Socialists have this belief that if government especially the federal government or central government (depending on the country) is not doing something or running something that is … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: Robert Kraniski: What the Left Doesn’t Get About the Constitution

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  “What the Left Gets Wrong About Constitutionalism”. Perhaps not the best title for this post because it implies that the Left meaning the whole Left doesn’t understand the U.S. Constitution, or doesn’t understand perhaps aspects of it. … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: David Corbin & Matt Parks: New York, New York

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  This blog talks a lot about political labels, for good reason.  They have real meaning, when they are used correctly, and are a good way to analyze political philosophy.  However they are mis-used so much in American … Continue reading →

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New America Foundation: The Shot: Reniqua Allen: Civil Rights in Present Day

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  The 1968 Fair Housing Law was one of the best acts of the civil rights era of the 1960s.  It said that if you serve the public selling and renting homes, the public is the public and … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: David Corbin & Matt Parks: Publius and the Progressives

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I see two dominant political factions in the Democratic Party today.  The first is the FDR/LBJ progressives, who are not Socialists but real Democratic progressives in the best sense of the word. They believe that we should have … Continue reading →

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Mises Institute: Mises Daily: Gary Galles: Labor Unions and Freedom of Association

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Mises Institute: Mises Daily: Gary Galles: Labor Unions and Freedom of Association Ederik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter Here’s a perfect example of why I love being a Liberal. It is the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Rik Schneider

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

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Erik Schneider

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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