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Brookings Institution: Fred Dews: ‘An Economic Agenda For America-A Conversation with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders’

“On February 9, the Center for Effective Public Management at Brookings hosted Senator Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, to discuss his economic policy ideas to spur growth and rebuild America’s middle class.” From Brookings Institution This blog … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig: The Economist Magazine is Wrong About Welfare’s Impact on Family

Source:The New Republic As far as disability insurance, if you are physically and mentally able to working, meaning you don’t suffer from some physical or mental condition that makes it hard if not impossible for you to work full-time, you … Continue reading

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Harvey J. Kaye: ‘Fighting For The Four Freedoms’

Source:Amazon– Bill Moyers interviewed Harvey J. Kaye, about his book about President Franklin D. Roosevelt. “In January 1941, less than a year before Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s State of the Union … Continue reading

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The American Mind: Individual Rights vs. The Administrative State – Charles Kesler Interviewing John Marini

. I agree with some of what John Marini was talking about as far as the Progressive Era as far as Progressives back then wanting to change the country and put in public social insurance that people could use when … Continue reading

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The American Mind: Charles Kesler & William Voegeli: ‘The Pity Party, A Mean-Spirited Diatribe Against Liberal Compassion’

. The whole time that Charles Kesler and William Vogeili were talking about what they would call liberal compassion and that anyone who disagrees with them must be either immoral, ignorant, or hates poor people or something, gave me the … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Michael Gerson- Are Democrats Stuck in 1979?

“The passing of Mario Cuomo brought bipartisan tributes appropriate to a rare political figure with a developed inner life. He was Catholic-educated, and it showed. How many other politicians grappled with Thomas Aquinas? Even the loser is dignified by such … Continue reading

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KDBI-TV: One On One With P.J. O’Rourke: Interviewed by Jon Caldara

Source:The New Democrat  Here’s where I agree with P.J. O’Rourke when it comes to the economy. And why I don’t like big government when it comes to social issues or personal issues. When government taxes or spends money to the … Continue reading

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The National Memo: Froma Harrop: Progressives Don’t Need Washington All That Much

The New Democrat The National Memo: Opinion: Froma Harrop: Progressives Don’t Need Washington All That Much There’s a tiny little state in New England right next door of New Hampshire which is happens to be the Libertarian Republic of New … Continue reading

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Evan Sayet: ‘How Modern Liberals Think’

Source:FRS FreeState As an actual Liberal myself and not someone who just calls myself a Liberal, but someone who actually understands liberalism and not someone whose called a Liberal by people who couldn’t tell the difference between liberalism and communism, … Continue reading

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Mises Daily: Blog: Anthony Gregory: The Real Liberal Heritage: What Makes Liberalism Different From Libertarianism & Progressivism

This post was originally posted at FRS FreeStateNow on WordPress, April, 2013 Mises Daily: Blog: Anthony Gregory: The Real Liberal Heritage A lot of Americans when they think of Liberalism and Liberals, they probably tend to think of people who … Continue reading

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