Tag Archives: Welfare State

TruthOut: CJ Polychroniou & Henry A. Giroux- The Specter of Authoritarianism & the Future of the Left

Source:FreeState MD I hate it when people regardless of their political affiliation regard the American Left as the Left. Because the Left in America is not just one, but several different political factions with different political philosophies who are yes … Continue reading

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The Federalist: Opinion: David Harsanyi: “Sorry, Libertarians. You’ll Will Never Convert Liberals”: Distinguishing Liberals From Libertarians & Statists

The Federalist: Opinion: David Harsanyi: Sorry, Libertarians. You Will Never Convert Liberals This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on BloggerJust to correct David Harsanyi for a moment. The creation of the nanny state is not a “big … Continue reading

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Liberty Pen: Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Margaret Thatcher: Capitalism & a Free Society (1975)

Source:The New Democrat  This is what a so-called smart Conservative sounds like in Margaret Thatcher and again conservative by British standards, which means lest socialist than Social Democrats. Lady Thatcher wasn’t arguing against the safety net, actually she believed in … Continue reading

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The Atlantic: Russell Berman: Bernie Sanders is 2016’s Democratic Noisemaker

Source:The New Democrat  The far-left, or socialist-left, McGovernites if you will in the Democratic Party and outside of the Democratic Party need credibility if they are ever going to be taken seriously by anyone in America with real power let … Continue reading

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The Nation: Mike Konczal & Bryce Covert: The Real Solution to Wealth Inequality

The Nation: Opinion: Mike Konczal & Bryce Covert: The Real Solution to Wealth Inequality The New Democrat Before I explain why I disagree with the wealth redistribution argument when it comes to the income and wealth gaps in America. I’m … Continue reading

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The Week: Ryan Cooper: Conservatives Vastly Exaggerate The Unity of The Left

Source:The New Democrat  I agree that there isn’t a liberal version of the Tea Party as much as I wish there was as a Liberal myself. Occupy Wall Street obviously is not it for a few reasons. They are so … Continue reading

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Equitable Growth: Brad Delong- Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby and the Decay of Welfare Capitalism

Progressive Era Equitable Growth: Blog: Brad Delong: Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby and the Decay of Welfare Capitalism ‘Welfare capitalism’ is just another way of saying democratic socialism. Democratic socialism is an economic system common in Europe and Canada to a … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Dean Starkman: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

Source:The New Democrat  It is true that even since the American civil rights movement that even though African-Americans are doing much better than they were pre-civil rights that they still have a large income gap compared with Caucasian-Americans. And if … Continue reading

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The New Republic: David Fontana: U.S. Justice Sonia Sotomayor Schuette Dissent: A National Treasure

Source:The New Democrat  U.S. Justice Sonia Sotomayor Dissent on the Shuelette Michigan Affirmative Action Case“Consider this language from Sotomayor’s dissent, which is so unusually compelling in its simplicity in describing the daily experiences of millions of Americans: Race matters to … Continue reading

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Mises Daily: Julian Adorney: ‘Killing the Maximum Wage Myth’

Source:The New Democrat  People on the far left get labeled as Socialists because they have a tendency to advocate socialist policies that are more common in Europe than in America.  The notion of  “maximum wage” that talk show host Bill … Continue reading

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