Tag Archives: United States

The Daily Beast: Rick Wilson: ‘Everything That Donald Trump Touches Dies Today’

Posted on August 14, 2018 by Derik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat I’m going to take you down my memory lane and talk about the Republican Party that I grew up with as a kid in the 1980s and early 90s and see if anyone remembers that GOP … Continue reading →

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The Thinking Atheist: Seth Andrews- Interviewing Andrew Torrez: Christianity,Crimes, and The Constitution

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Erik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat I believe to believe in the First Amendment, as well as the Fourth Amendment, and I would add Fifth Amendment, you have to believe in the right to choose, the right to believe, the right to … Continue reading →

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Anders Jacobson: George Carlin- On Some Cultural Issues

Posted on August 10, 2018 by kireschneider

Source: The New Democrat  “Masterful performance of George Carlin taken from his 9th HBO special “Back in Town”. Taped live at the Beacon Theater in New York City, March 1996. [I don’t own any rights]” From Anders Jacobson I like George … Continue reading →

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Commentary Magazine: Yuval Levin- ‘Congress is Weak Because Its Members Want it To Be’

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Rik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat “Congress is weak because its member want it to be”: I completely agree with Yuval Levin on this, but I would put it and phrase it differently. The last 10-20 years perhaps longer Congress’s ( both … Continue reading →

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Roll Call: David Hawkings- Opus: ‘5 Reasons Why Congress is Broken’

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Ederik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat I guess I would disagree a little with what David Hawkings is saying here and that I would add a little to his argument as well. Money, is an issue with Congressional elections, but it’s not … Continue reading →

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AlterNet: Bob Hennelly: ‘Watching Reality Luxury TV Is Killing America’s Economic Drive & Maybe Its Soul’

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat In the last 15-20 years or so with Generation X full coming of age and now with the Millennials coming of age as well, we’re seeing less religion and church going in America ( except deep in … Continue reading →

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Skeptic Magazine: Michael Shermer Interviewing Amy Alkon- ‘Unfuckology: A Field Guide To Living With Guts and Confidence’

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Erik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat “In this unique conversation Michael Shermer talks with the science writer and weekly advice columnist Amy Alkon about her new book, Unf*ckology: A Field Guide to Living with Guts and Confidence. She calls her book a … Continue reading →

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Carlin Fan: George Carlin- Dumb Slogans

Posted on August 3, 2018 by kireschneider

Source: The New Democrat I get George Carlin’s point about ethnic or national pride that we shouldn’t look at them as being accomplishments even though I’m sure that there are some Anglo-Saxon ( people of English ethnicity ) families in … Continue reading →

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The National Review: Kevin D. Williamson: ‘FDR’s Nationalism Presaged Donald Trump’s’

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Rik Schneider

Source: The New Democrat I don’t want to sound like I’m trying to offend, but Kevin Williamson’s who I tend to respect at least politically, has nationalism and progressivism, mixed up with a what I call unitarianism and not the … Continue reading →

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Law & Order: Season 17- Talking Points: Featuring Charlotte Ross & Ron Silver

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Ederik Schneider

“Judith Barlow (guest star Charlotte Ross, “NYPD Blue”), a controversial speaker, participates in a question-and-answer at Gramercy College when the stage is mobbed, a gun is fired and one student is found dead. Detectives Ed Green (Jesse L. Martin) and … Continue reading →

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