Tag Archives: United States

The Atlantic: Olga Khazan: ‘A Better Way To Argue About Politics’

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat  “Liberals and conservatives have fundamentally different moral codes, which makes arguing about policy complicated. Many people have found themselves locked in debates surrounding the now-suspended travel ban, with little success in convincing the other. “One reason it’s … Continue reading →

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The Onion: U.S. Senator Tom Carper- ‘My Vote is Not For Sale At These Prices’

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Erik Schneider

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Note: these views don’t necessarily reflect the views of Senator Tom Carper, even if he personally wrote this piece for The Onion himself or had a staff writer write it … Continue reading →

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Washington Watch: BookTV Afterwords- Carlos Lozada Interviewing David Frum: Trumpocracy & The State of Western Democracy

Posted on March 4, 2018 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:The New Democrat Maybe Trumpocracy is another way of talking about the new highly rated Washington reality TV show known as The White House, with Donald Trump. I say highly rated and not highly successful, because it’s not successful at … Continue reading →

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John Birch Society: John F. McManus- Understanding Donald Trump

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Rik Schneider

Source:John Birch Society If there is one group that you think would stick with a President like Donald Trump, it would be the John Birch Society. They’ve been talking about what he ran on for President and what he’s been … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic: McKay Coppins- Is Trumpism The New Conservatism?

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Ederik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat To answer McKay Coppins question: no, Trumpism is not the new conservatism. And why do I say that? Well, because it’s true and if you want more of an explanation than that, I don’t blame you. What … Continue reading →

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The Rubin Report: Dave Rubin: ‘Socialism Isn’t Cool’

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Derik Schneider

Source:The Rubin Report– Dave Rubin, talking about socialism. Source:The New Democrat  “Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks about the problems with socialism. “The ideas of socialism, that the means of production, distribution and labor should be owned, controlled and … Continue reading →

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The Thinking Atheist: Seth Andrews Interviewing Dr. Michael Shermer: ‘Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things’

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Thinking Atheist– talking to Dr. Michael Shermer. Source: The New Democrat  “Every day, we see intelligent people embracing unintelligent things. They’re skeptical in some areas of their lives, gullible in others. They seem to shift from logical to illogical at … Continue reading →

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The Film Archives: The Washington Journal With Brian Lamb- Camille Paglia & Bay Buchanan: On College Students, Education, Government, Women in Politics

Posted on February 24, 2018 by FredSchneiderUS

Source:The New Democrat I like and respect Camille Paglia a lot, at least when I’m quick enough to understand what she’s saying, or at the very least catch every word that she says. She talks the way kitty cats run … Continue reading →

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Politics & Prose: John Leland: ‘Happiness Is A Choice You Make’

Posted on February 23, 2018 by kireschneider

Source:The New Democrat I believe in the cliche life is a highway and then add Tom Cochrane’s line, I want to ride it all night long. On the highway of life ( to use a another cliche ) you make … Continue reading →

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Patrick J. Buchanan: 1968: The Year The Silent Majority Was Born

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Rik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat I believe you have to understand the 1960s and 1967-68 especially to understand the great political comeback of Richard Nixon and the rebirth of the Republican Party. Once you know what this time was and what it … Continue reading →

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