Tag Archives: Progressivism

William Galston: ‘State of The Union, President Obama in Campaign Mode: Pushes Middle Class Agenda’

Source:Brookings Institution– President Barack H. Obama (Democrat, Illinois) giving his 2015 SOTU. You can also see this post at FRS FreeState, on WordPress. “As President Obama strode to the podium to deliver his 2015 State of the Union address, he had … Continue reading

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The Open Mind With Richard Heffner- Mario Cuomo- On The Death Penalty and Other Issues (October 12th, 2011)

“Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo discusses his firm belief that the death penalty is wrong and that it is time for American to banish capital punishment.” From The Open Mind With Richard Heffner At risk of insulting Mario Cuomo and … Continue reading

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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum: ‘President Nixon Nominates Gerald R. Ford as VP’

Source:Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum– President Richard M. Nixon (Republican, California) announcing House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford (Republican, Michigan) as his new Vice President. “Nixon Nominates Gerald R. Ford as VP” From the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library … Continue reading

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The American Mind: Individual Rights vs. The Administrative State – Charles Kesler Interviewing John Marini

. I agree with some of what John Marini was talking about as far as the Progressive Era as far as Progressives back then wanting to change the country and put in public social insurance that people could use when … Continue reading

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The National Memo: Froma Harrop: Progressives Don’t Need Washington All That Much

The New Democrat The National Memo: Opinion: Froma Harrop: Progressives Don’t Need Washington All That Much There’s a tiny little state in New England right next door of New Hampshire which is happens to be the Libertarian Republic of New … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Noam Scheiber: ‘What My Book Got Wrong About Obama, Summers, Geithner, Recovery’

Source:The New Democrat  It is rare at least in the last four years or so that I agree with Noam Scheiber on anything. And four years is most of the time that I’ve been blogging. You see more bipartisan cooperation … Continue reading

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Politico Magazine: Richard Norton Smith: Nelson Rockefeller’s Last Stand

Source:The New Democrat  To understand Nelson Rockefeller’s politics, you have to first understand the politics of the Republican Party up until 1966-67 or so. When the Republican Party officially moved into a different direction politically and became the official right-wing … Continue reading

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SPPN Channel: All The Kings Men- Broderick Crawford: Playing Huey Long

Source:The Daily Times I think the best way to describe Huey Long aka Louisiana Kingfish would be compared him with the recently deceased President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez. Even though Huey was a lot more Democratic than Hugo and believed … Continue reading

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Taylor F: President Dwight Eisenhower on Little Rock Integration Plan

Source:Taylor F.– Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican, Texas) President of the United States (1953-61) Source:The Daily Times  “This is for educational and personal purposes. Executive Order – – Little Rock 1957 – – Dwight D. Eisenhower” From Taylor F. Dwight Eisenhower, America’s … Continue reading

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Market Ex: President Dwight Eisenhower- On the American Safety Net

Source:Market Ex– President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican, Kansas) 1953-61 Source:The Daily Times “Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our … Continue reading

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