Tag Archives: United States

The Atlantic: David Frum: Conservatives Must Save The Republican Party From Itself

Source:The New Democrat I agree with David Frum’s video here but I would put it differently. American politics works best at least in the past and perhaps now we would be better off with 4 party system instead of a … Continue reading

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Keith Hughes: ‘Who Were The Black Panthers? US History Review’

Source:Keith Hughes– take on the Black Panther Party in America. Source:The New Democrat  “Who were the Black Panthers? What did they believe in and what were their positives contributions as well as there darker sides? A deep dive into the … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: Q&A With President John F. Kennedy ( April 19, 1963)

Source:The New Democrat The first questions in this presidential news conference asked to President Kennedy, was about Cuba. With someone actually asking President Kennedy did his administration have any plans to invade Cuba. As if President Kennedy would ever reveal … Continue reading

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CNN: Special Preview- The Radical Story of Patty Hearst: Story of The Symbionese Liberation Army

Source:The New Democrat I believe to understand the kidnapping of Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army, you have to understand the 1970s especially the early and mid 1970s. I don’t want to sound overdramatic but America was at a … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: Molly Worthen- Lectures in History: 20 Century Fundamentalism

Source:The New Democrat According to Wikipedia: A fundamentalist, “is a person who believes in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture in a religion.” That could cover any religion anywhere in the world but generally its’s Protestants in America and Muslims … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: The Vision of Barry Goldwater

Source:The New Democrat Barry Goldwater’s 1964’s presidential campaign was monumental for several reasons. He lost 40 states, lost 61% of the popular vote, Congressional Republicans took a beating both in the House and Senate. Down to 140 seats in the … Continue reading

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The Real News: Paul Jay Interviewing Peter Kuznick- Undoing The New Deal

Source:The New Democrat I actually agree with Paul Jay on something here. ( For a change ) President Franklin Roosevelt, his Administration and Congress, didn’t create a socialist economic system in America for good reasons. They left the American capitalist … Continue reading

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Skeptic Magazine: How Michael Shermer Became a Card-Carrying Skeptic

Source:The New Democrat If you want to make this about religion, I come from a German-American family in Maryland, but my father is a hardcore card-carrying Atheist, who if anything has gone Communist when it comes to religion and perhaps … Continue reading

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The Film Archives: Book TV- U.S. Representative Bobby Rush- Interviewing Catherine Wilkerson: ‘The Legacy of The Weather Underground & The New Left Movement of The 1960s’

“Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) was a student activist movement in the United States that was one of the main representations of the New Left. The organization developed and expanded rapidly in the mid-1960s before dissolving at its last … Continue reading

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The Rubin Report: Steve Davies: ‘The Difference Between Classical Liberals & Libertarians’

Source:The Rubin Report talking to Steve Davies from Learn Liberty. Source:The New Democrat “Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report talks to Steve Davies (Institute of Economic Affairs) about the difference between classical liberals and libertarians. This is part of our … Continue reading

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