Tag Archives: U.S. Government

The American Mind: Compassionate Conservatism- Charles Kesler Interviewing William Voegeli

Before I almost sound like I’m speaking in favor of George W. Bush a man I was proud to vote against twice for president, I just want to say that if I was a Conservative and if I was a … Continue reading

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The Hill: Congress: Keith Laing: Senator Bernie Sanders: $1T Infrastructure Bill Would Be Cheaper Than Iraq War

Source:The Hill Bernie Sanders wouldn’t be Bernie Sanders if we wasn’t proposing things like a trillion-dollars in infrastructure investment to rebuild America. And I agree with him as far as the amount of money that we should invest to rebuild … Continue reading

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The Diplomat: Francis P. Sempa: The Geopolitics of The Vietnam War

“On April 30, 1975, as North Vietnamese troops captured Saigon, helicopters rescued the last remaining Americans from the roof of their embassy in South Vietnam – an unforgettable manifestation of the ignominious U.S. defeat in the war in Southeast Asia … Continue reading

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Crash Course: John Green- The Reagan Revolution

Source:Crash Course The Reagan Revolution was all possible because of what Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon were able to build in the 1960s and 70s. Moving right-wing Democrats from the Midwest and South over to the Republican Party. It was … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Brian Beutler: Republican Homeland Security Spirals Out of Control

Source:The New Republic For the life of me, I can’t figure out how Democrats lose to these Tea Party and Neoconservative Republicans in any elections outside of the Bible Belt. Congressional Republicans know that if they vote to overturn President … Continue reading

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The Week: Opinion: Paul Brandus: The Deficit is Shrinking, But it’s Still a Huge Problem

The Week: Opinion: Paul Brandus: The Deficit is Shrinking, But It’s Still a Huge Problem Ideally what you want to do with your debt and deficit outlook, is to run deficits and even big deficits when the economy is bad. … Continue reading

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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 New Republic: Kevin Mahnken: President Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch & Need For Succession Reform

Source:The New Republic Here’s a post that perhaps only political, Constitution and American history junkies would be interested. I just happen to be all three, so I’m more than qualified to be interested in this. But here’s something that I … Continue reading

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The Week: Cuba & Uncle Sam: A Brief History

Source:The Week Cuba has never been a home of liberal democracy and liberal values, liberal utopia, or what have you. Similar to Iraq, they’ve always been ruled by one authoritarian regime or another and that includes America. So there’s never … 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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