Tag Archives: United States

Brookings Institution: John Hudak- How The GOP Lost The Democratic Presidential Debate

“On October 13, the Democratic candidates for president faced off for the first time. In this post, John Hudak shares his reactions to the first Democratic debate.” Source:Brookings Institution I believe the debate that we saw last night between the … Continue reading

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The American Conservative: Senator Mike Lee: The Conservative Case for Criminal Justice Reform

Source:The New Democrat  I think the conservative case of criminal justice reform is very clear and comes from a couple of angles. One, the conservative principle of the punishment meeting the crime and personal responsibility and so-forth. Someone should explain … Continue reading

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Constitution Daily: No Taxation Without Representation!

Source:The New Democrat  It is not often that I blog about no taxation without representation and perhaps I should blog about it more, because it is a clear issue as well as constitutional violation. To require people to pay for … Continue reading

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AlterNet: Adam Johnson: ‘Richard Dawkins & Bill Maher Still Baffled Why So Many Far-Leftists Think They’re Bigots’

Source:The Daily Review You couldn’t count how many times you’ll see and rightfully so how many times the AlterNet and Salon in particular, will how some piece about the Christian-Right and how radical they are and show this bigotry, or … Continue reading

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CBS News: 60 Minutes Presents: Gotti- The Story of John Gotti’s Crime Family From John Jr.

Source:The New Democrat  John Gotti, is not someone who I see as evil. At least not in the pure evil sense like an Adolph Hitler, or Saddam Hussein. Gotti was clearly a bad guy and I think anyone familiar with … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: Thank You Mr. President (1983)

Source:The New Democrat  Watching President John F. Kennedy’s press conferences makes me want President Barack Obama to do more of them. Because they really do have a lot in common when it comes to intelligence, being off the cuff both … Continue reading

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Timothy Taylor: Rethinking Parameters of the US Welfare State

Source:The New Democrat  I have no problems with the American welfare state being smaller than Europe’s when it comes to a percentage of gross national product, or in pure dollars. Especially when our benefits at least to low-income Americans are … Continue reading

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Marilyn Monroe History: AMC Backstory: The Making Of The Seven Year Itch

Source:The Daily Review The Seven Year Itch is not one of my favorite movies. It’s a very good funny movie that is at least ten-years ahead of its time, but it’s not one of my favorites. But what I think … Continue reading

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Benjamin Katzef Sliberstein: Sorry Leftist Americans, Your Swedish Utopia Does Not Exist

Source:The New Democrat  Imagine a county about the size of Turkey in land, but with only about nine-million people, that is not just energy independent, but exports a lot of their natural resources, that is also social democratic in nature … Continue reading

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A&E: Investigative Reports- JFK’s Sexual Appetite

Source:The New Democrat 1960 might have been the last time that John F. Kennedy could have even ran for president. Even if he lived a normal life in years, because by 1968 or so the media was no longer afraid … Continue reading

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