Tag Archives: Thomas Jefferson

Foreign Affairs: Sebastian Mallaby- ‘How Should a Liberal Be?’

Source:The New Democrat  “In James Grant, it sometimes seems, the nineteenth century has been resuscitated. Towering, gaunt, bow-tied, and pinstriped, he writes with a sly wit that recalls the novels of William Thackeray. His signal achievement is a fortnightly cult … Continue reading

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The Federalist Coalition: Justin Stapley- Karl Marx vs. Thomas Jefferson: Liberal Democracy vs. Communism

“Our political conflict can often be boiled down to the stark differences in how Karl Marx and Thomas Jefferson viewed history and their different beliefs about the role of government in crafting the future.” Read the rest of Justin Stapley’s … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Opinion- Bryan Mealer: The Struggle For a New American Gospel

Source:The New Democrat As someone who grew up in an Atheist family where both my father and mother were Atheists at least when I was growing up, I believe Mom is more of an Agnostic now, but Dad if he … Continue reading

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Americans United: ‘We Are Americans United’- For Separation of Church and State

Source: The New Democrat From Wikipedia “The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom … Continue reading

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The History TV: Video: Thomas Jefferson American Republic

This post was originally posted at FRS FreeState on WordPress, September, 2013 There is a debate in the United States about what is America according to our own Constitution. Are we a republic or a democracy, the fact is we … Continue reading

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Hoover Institution: Peter Robinson Interviewing James Pierson: “The Rise and Fall of Liberalism”: Actually Liberalism is Alive and Well

This post was originally posted at FRS FreeState Plus Again I separate Progressivism from liberalism and the progressivism From Teddy Roosevelt in the early twentieth century all the way up through the 1950s up until John F. Kennedy is progressivism … Continue reading

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Townhall: Opinion: Daniel Doherty: Gallup Poll, Liberal Self-Identification on The Rise

Townhall: Opinion: Daniel Doherty: Gallup Poll, Liberal Self-Identification on The Rise This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I’ve sort of been sensing this since the 2006 mid-term elections that Americans have moved Left. Not far-left, … Continue reading

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