Tag Archives: Washington DC

The Onion: ‘Dozens of Other Countries That Interfered With 2016 Election Annoyed Russia Getting All The Credit’

.Source:The New Democrat When I think of this Onion article, I go back to I believe the first Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump presidential debate in 2016 where someone asked Trump did he believe Russia was responsible for hacking into the election … 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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The Economist: Srdja Popovic Interviewing Bassem Youssef- Revolution For Dummies

Source:The New Democrat What I would say about this is that it takes a special type of narcissist to want to be a dictator, let alone actually be a dictator. Regardless of whatever authoritarian ideology you come from. Whether it’s … Continue reading

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National Constitution Center: Alexander Hamilton’s Vision of Federalism, National Authority & Judicial Review

Source:The New Democrat There is very little if any mention and discussion about federalism in this video even though Alexander Hamilton’s vision of federalism is part of the title of the video. But I’ll give you the vision of federalism … Continue reading

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Talking Union: Celebrating The Life and Work Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Source:AFL-CIO– Dr. Martin L. King in 1967. You can also see this post at FreeState MD, on Blogger. “Many chapters in the story of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. are well-known to Americans. The I Have a Dream speech. … Continue reading

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Politics & Prose: Alec Baldwin & Kurt Anderson- Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump

Source:The New Democrat “Alec Baldwin reads, in character as Donald Trump, from his book with Kurt Andersen ” You Can’t Spell America Without ME” From Politics and Prose If there is one thing that you can give Donald Trump credit for … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Todd Townsend & Carol Cordon Bleu- What if Hillary Clinton Had Won?: Department of Satire

Source:The Daily Review Imagine a President Hillary Clinton if you can just for a minute and especially considering the current President of the United States., that shouldn’t be too scary. Millions of men who are on the Alt-Right and the … Continue reading

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Politics & Prose: Mark Bray: ‘ANTIFA: The Anti-Fascist Handbook’

Source:The New Democrat “When Hitler and Mussolini rose to power, antifascists organized to resist them. Now that populist demagoguery is surging and Trump is president, antifa is active around the world and recently opposed white supremacists in Charlottesville. Bray’s primer … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: Matt Welch: ‘Republicans: We Have To Cut Taxes Because We’re Too Cowardly To Cut Spending’

Source:The New Democrat According to Wikipedia. ‘Fiscal conservatism is the economic philosophy of prudence in government spending and debt. Fiscal Conservatives advocate the avoidance of deficit spending, the reaction of overall government spending and national debt, and ensuring balanced budgets.’ … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Jeet Heer: Sibling Rivalry: Democratic Socialists & Liberals

Source:The New Democrat What’s going on in the Democratic Party today reminds me of what was going on post-JFK assassination in the 1960s and into the 1970s. Even though I wasn’t born until 1975, of course I don’t remember seeing … Continue reading

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