Tag Archives: Progressivism

Mises Institute: Mises Daily: William L. Anderson: Progressive-Era Economics and The Legacy of Jim Crow

Source: Mises Institute: Mises Daily: William L. Anderson: Progressive-Era Economics and The Legacy of Jim Crow Libertarians like to point back to pre-1920s or the Nineteenth Century as the golden era for the American economy and perhaps the country as … Continue reading

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Daniel JB Mitchell:Senator Robert J. Dole: ‘Castigates Anti-War Democrats on Vietnam: 3-27-1971’

Source:Daniel J.B. Mitchell– U.S. Senator Robert J. Dole (Republican, Kansas) Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1971-73) Source:The New Democrat  “Republican Senator and Republican National Chairman Robert Dole castigated anti-war Democrats regarding the Vietnam War in this excerpt from a … Continue reading

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Public Domain Footage: Columbia University (1964)

Source:Public Domain Footage– U.S. Senate candidate Robert F. Kennedy, speaking at Columba University in 1964. Source:The New Democrat “Robert F. Kennedy speech at Columbia University 1964 – RFK speaking” From Public Domain Footage Robert F. Kennedy, running for U.S. Senate in … Continue reading

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Cato Institute: ‘Daniel Shapiro on the Welfare State’

Source:CATO Institute– Daniel Shapiro on the so-called welfare state. Source:The New Democrat “In his new book, Is The Welfare State Justified?, philosopher Daniel Shapiro insightfully combines moral and political philosophy with contemporary social science to argue that proponents of the … Continue reading

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POLITICO Magazine: Jason Sokol: How a Young Joe Biden Turned Progressives Against Integration

The New Democrat Just to give a little background on Joe Biden the current Vice President of the United States and a six term U.S. Senator from Delaware before that. He would be described today as a New Democrat, or … Continue reading

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The National Interest: Tom Nichols: No Other Choice

Source:The New Democrat  I mostly agree with Tom Nichols about President Truman and the atomic bomb being dropped in Japan. The only thing I would differ on is that President Truman had no good choice. Continue the war and risk … Continue reading

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Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Judith Solomon: Medicaid at 50: A Critical and Evolving Pillar to U.S. Health Care

The New Democrat Medicaid, is a very important health insurance program for people in poverty including the working poor, but also people who are disabled and senior citizens. The fact that it is also for seniors, I believe shows a … Continue reading

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Ron Paul’s Message to Paul Krugman

Ron Paul: Video: Ron Paul’s Message to Paul Krugman I can’t really comment on what Paul Krugman supposedly said about Ron Paul, because I haven’t seen that Paul Krugman column. I don’t read him that often. From time to time … Continue reading

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The New Republic: The Long March to Medicare

Source:The New Republic The fiftieth anniversary of the most successful government health insurance program in the country, if not the most successful health insurance program period. No other health insurer has provided more health insurance to more Americans than Medicare. … Continue reading

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The Week: Peter Weber: How The Democrats Became The New Party of Liberty

“In the U.S., liberty is a cherished ideal dating back to at least the Boston Tea Party, and both major parties have tried to claim its mantle. But the Republican Party has been more successful at it in recent decades, … Continue reading

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