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The New Yorker: Jeffrey Frank: Rand Paul & The Eisenhower Dream

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Back in the day, before, lets say, the Religious Right era, the Republican Party was essentially a classically conservative, if not conservative, libertarian party that used phrases like “Get big government out of my wallet, bedrooms, classrooms, … Continue reading →

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Reason Magazine: Sharif Matar Interviews Director Christopher Kay: What’s Wrong with American Politics? Of by For the American People

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  There’s an old saying about the American political system that goes something like this:  It is the worst political system in the world except for all the rest. Not exactly a high bar to shoot for, kind … Continue reading →

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The Federalist: Opinion: David Harsanyi: “Rand Paul is Right, Social Conservatives Should Embrace Libertarianism”: Why Conservatives Shouldn’t be at Odds with Libertarians

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Rik Schneider

The Federalist: Opinion: David Harsanyi: Rand Paul is Right, Social Conservatives Should Embrace Libertarianism Rik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter I don’t want to sound overly technical here but it all depends … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Sean Mcelwee: Republicans Focus on Mobility Over Inequality Has a Major Flaw

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  Economic mobility is the ability of people to move up in the economic system, to see their income increase, allowing them to live in freedom without the government benefits that Sean Mcelwee talks about in his column … Continue reading →

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Talking Points Memo: Andrea Mitchell Reports- RNC Chairman Reince Priebus: ‘Everything in in Play For 2016’

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports: RNC Chairman Reince Priebus: Everything is in Play For 2016 – YouTube. Source:The New Democrat  Hillary Clinton is the clear 2016 frontrunner for president not just to win the Democratic nomination for president but to be … Continue reading →

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The O’Reilly Factor: ‘Representative Michele Bachmann’s Stupidity Baffles Bill O’Reilly’

Posted on February 8, 2014 by kireschneider

. The New Democrat Forget about what the guy with the big mouth doing the commentary in the video. The O’Reilly-Bachmann exchange represents exactly what is wrong with the Republican Party right now. And Bill gave Representative Michelle Bachmann all … Continue reading →

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The American Conservative: James Antle: ‘Five Ways Reagan Nostalgia Misleads Conservatives’

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Rik Schneider

Source:The American Conservative– Ronald W. Reagan (Republican, California) 40th President of the United States (1981-89) Source:The New Democrat “This week marks Ronald Reagan’s 103rd birthday. Non-conservatives often mock the right’s nostalgia for the fortieth president, but the enthusiasm is as … Continue reading →

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National Review: Lou Dobbs Tonight: John Fund, GOP Realizes Opposing ObamaCare Not Enough

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  The whole problem with the Republican Party especially the Tea Party’s critique of the Affordable Care Act that they call ObamaCare is that they’ve never had a plan of their own at least as a party. … Continue reading →

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Reason Magazine: Jacob Sullum: Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Major Sentencing Reforms

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I agree that this bill that the Senate Judiciary Committee doesn’t go far enough. I would decriminalize cocaine, heroin and meth. Not legalize them which is different, but my drug policy would be that if adults twenty-one … Continue reading →

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The Washington Post: Robert J. Samuelson: The Debate That Wasn’t

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with Robert Samuelson that Washington really hasn’t been debating the size of government. But avoiding tough decisions and when they find things they actually want to do that is both parties they either borrow the … Continue reading →

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