Tag Archives: Progressivism

The Heritage Foundation: William J. Bennett & Robert White: Going to Pot, Why The Rush to Legalize Marijuana is Harming America

. You know, if I was a lawyer and I was listening to Bill Bennett and Bob White give their presentation about marijuana, I would probably conceive every point that they made about marijuana. Other than why they say marijuana … Continue reading

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Slate: Alec MacGillis: ‘Martin O’Malley Could Challenge Hillary Clinton’

Source:Slate Magazine– Governor Martin O’Malley (Democrat, Maryland) 2007-15. “Martin O’Malley is having himself a bit of a moment—not really through any of his own doing, but because the swirl of anxiety about Hillary Clinton’s readiness for a presidential campaign has … Continue reading

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The Nation: Richard Kreitner- ‘FDR Signs The Emergency Act, Launching The New Deal: March 9, 1933’

Source:The Nation– 1930s America. “Today in 1933 the newly inaugurated President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Emergency Banking Act, officially launching the New Deal. The act allowed the Federal Reserve to guarantee the assets of banks that Roosevelt had ordered closed … Continue reading

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CSPAN: ‘The Dark Side of Henry Kissinger: The Dirty Secrets of The Nixon White House – Price of Power (1983)’

Source:CSPAN– Henry Kissinger was President Richard Nixon’s chief foreign affairs and national security advisor, from 1969-74. “At the height of Kissinger’s prominence, many commented on his wit. In February 1972, at the Washington Press Club annual congressional dinner, “Kissinger mocked … Continue reading

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Daniel J.B. Mitchell: ‘Ronald Reagan Campaigns For Harry Truman in 1948’

Source:Daniel J.B. Mitchell– Ronald W. Reagan, campaigning for President Harry S. Truman, in 1948. “Ronald Reagan – then a liberal Democrat – campaigns on the radio for President Truman in 1948. He also supports Hubert Humphrey for Senator from Minnesota … Continue reading

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Reason: Peter Suderman: ‘How President Obama’s 529 Tax Plan Proves The Welfare State is Doomed’

“My mother’s caregiver, Tamara, despises Vladimir Putin. She’s a Georgian, and bitterly resents Russia’s 2008 invasion of her home country and subsequent appropriation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia into Moscow’s orbit. “That idiot Putin!” Tamara cries every time I visit … Continue reading

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

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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Crash Course: John Green- ‘George H.W. Bush and The End of The Cold War’

Source:Crash Course– with a look at George H.W. Bush. “In which John Green teaches you about the end of the Cold War and the presidency of George H.W. Bush. It was neither the best of times, nor the worst of … Continue reading

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Roosevelt Institute: Richard Kirsch- ‘The Politics of Responsibility- Not Envy’

Source:The New Democrat– Hillary R. Clinton (Democrat, New York) when she was Secretary of State. Americans are looking for politicians who ask the wealthy to take responsibility for their fair share of our society. According to former Treasury Secretary Larry … Continue reading

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The American Prospect: Julian E. Zelizer- When Progressives Were Organized

Source:The American Prospect– “Progressives seeking a model for an effective Congress could learn from the nearly forgotten history of the Democratic Study Group.” From the American Prospect. “When Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in 1994 for the … Continue reading

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