Tag Archives: Statism

Reason Magazine: Matt Welch: Progressive Puritans: When Did Progressivism Become Statism?

Source:The New Democrat  Progressivism, at least as it has been practiced in recent times, has been a political philosophy that is about using government to make society better at supporting people in need, not to run everything for everybody and … Continue reading

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The Federalist: David Corbin & Matt Parks: New York, New York

Source:The New Democrat  This blog talks a lot about political labels, for good reason.  They have real meaning, when they are used correctly, and are a good way to analyze political philosophy.  However they are mis-used so much in American … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Jonathan Cohn: Tax Day 2014: ‘More Taxes Would Make a Better Society’

Source:The New Democrat  Well, I guess it is official now, with this piece from Jonathan Cohn, The New Republic (his link is  above)  the classic American liberal magazine is dead.  Or perhaps, it has just been taken over by Socialists … Continue reading

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American Thinker: Matthew Ernst: The U.S. Love Affair With Addiction

Source:The New Democrat  I just read an article in the far-right blog called the American Thinker, by Matthew Ernst, who says he is a law enforcement officer or retired law enforcement officer, who tried to make the case for not … Continue reading

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Reason: Opinion: Cathy Young: The Far-Left Still Harbors a Soft Spot For Communism

Reason: Opinion: Cathy Young: The Far-Left Still Harbors a Soft Spot For Communism Ederik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter I’m not trying to claim that the mainstream far left in America, if … Continue reading

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Washington Examiner: Timothy Carney: Are Libertarians Ultra-Conservative or Free Market Liberals?

Source:The New Democrat  Libertarians are ultra-conservatives because they see big government as a threat to freedom and civilized society, period, and are opposed completely to big government involved in our economic or personal affairs.  Libertarians are much more conservative than … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: Bob Garfield: Why I Love Big Government: A Valentine for Big Gov.

Source:The New Democrat  Bob Garfield in his column in Slate today was explaining what he loved about big government and laying out a lot of the things that government does and calling them big government. The problem is that not … Continue reading

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Salon: Fred Jerome: Lets Nationalize Fox News, Imagining a Very Different Media

The New Democrat Salon: Opinion: Fred Jerome: Let’s Nationalize Fox News, Imagining a Very Different Media Imagine a country where the state meaning the central government controlled all the news and media. I know in the 21st Century that is … Continue reading

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American Thinker: Peter Skurkiss: Smoking and Individual Liberty

Source:The New Democrat  Just when I thought the American Thinker couldn’t be more neoconservative and big government enough. I read an article on their blog today from writer Peter Skurkiss who I’m sure means well. But a lot of bad … Continue reading

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CSPAN: Andrew Sullivan vs Dennis Prager- Same-Sex Marriage (1996)

Source:CSPAN– the House Judiciary Committee holding a hearing on the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. Source:The New Democrat   “The House Judiciary Subcommittee heard testimony concerning the Defense of Marriage Act from activists, state legislators and others.” From CSPAN “Dennis Prager vs … Continue reading

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