Tag Archives: Progressivism

The New York Times: Paul Krugman: ‘Inequality is a Drag’

Source:New York Times– left-wing columnist Paul Krugman. Source:The New Democrat “For more than three decades, almost everyone who matters in American politics has agreed that higher taxes on the rich and increased aid to the poor have hurt economic growth. … Continue reading

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The Daily Beast: Jonathan Miller: ‘For 2016, Take Martin O’Malley Seriously’

Source:The Daily Beast– Governor Martin O’Malley (Democrat, Maryland) Source:The New Democrat “As Martin O’Malley dips his ankles into the deep end of national politics – most recently with his full-throated plea earlier this month against the deportation of immigrant children … Continue reading

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New America Foundation: Alice Mary McCarthy: America’s Job Training System: Better Than You Think

Source:The New Democrat  There are plenty parts of the Federal budget that I would like to cut back on and reform. Like in defense, agriculture subsidies, corporate welfare, red tape, but one area where I would like to see America … Continue reading

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CBS News: John Anderson vs Ronald Reagan: 1980 Presidential Debate

Source:CBS News– U.S. Representative John Anderson (Republican, Illinois) 1980 Independent presidential candidate. Source:The New Democrat “In 1980, the League of Women Voters invited independent John Anderson to their first presidential debate, and President Carter refused to attend. Ronald Reagan showed … Continue reading

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Economic Policy Journal: Michael Rozeff: ‘The Real Reason Why President Harry Truman Backed a Jewish State’

Source:The New Democrat  If you are going to say that President Harry Truman who is not only one of our best presidents, but perhaps our most honest president recognized the Jewish State of Israel for political considerations and the Jewish-American … Continue reading

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Vito Denelli: George H.W. Bush & Ronald Reagan Debate Illegal Immigration (1980)

Source:The New Democrat George Bush and Ronald Reagan both essentially arguing for some type of comprehensive immigration reform in the form of what is called a guest worker program. Where workers from lets say Mexico can some into America and … Continue reading

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Mises Daily: Blog: Andrew Syrios: A Brief History of Progressivism: What is Progressivism?

Classical Progressive Mises Daily: Blog: Andrew Syrios: A Brief History of Progressivism What is a Progressive? It depends on what you mean and almost who you ask. But whatever a Progressive is, they aren’t Liberals unless the idea of what … Continue reading

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Washington Free Beacon: Matthew Continetti: ‘The Old New Europe’

Source:The New Democrat  Look, I’m not crazy about President Obama’s foreign policy right now either. Just three years ago and even through 2012 I thought I had a pretty good idea about what it was. What is called the Obama … Continue reading

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Townhall: Terry Jeffrey: ‘Pat Buchanan’s Chronicles of the 1960s’

Source:Townhall– Longtime White House correspondent Helen Thomas with President Richard Nixon. I don’t know who the other man is. “Shortly before Richard Nixon was going to formally announce that he would be running again for president in 1968, Pat Buchanan … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: EJ Dionne: ‘It’s Time For Progressives to Reclaim the Constitution’

Source:The New Democrat  I guess it depends on what you mean by a Progressive and I would certainly include EJ Dionne as an actual Progressive. But today’s so-called Progressives seem to believe and are constantly arguing that the U.S. Constitution … Continue reading

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