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About Erik Schneider

I use the American Liberal photo as the cover photo for this blog, because that’s exactly what I am. And no, not in the stereotypical, sort of pop culture sense of what an American Liberal is supposed to be. But someone who represents what American liberalism, as well as European liberalism, and perhaps the liberalism of the rest of the world outside of the United States. Liberals are people who believe in defense of liberal democracy, as well as the preservation of liberal democracy. And of course we also believe in liberal democracy with all the individual rights, and other liberal values that come from liberal democracy, the liberal democratic form of government, like equal opportunity, equal rights, equal justice, property rights, individual freedom and freedom of choice for everybody, as well as limited but responsible government, and fiscal responsibility

Foreign Affairs: Anton Barbashin- The Eurasian Economic Union Is An Illusion

Source:The New Democrat Eurasia lets call it, the area east of the European Union with the first Slavic states and former Soviet republics, all the way over to the Arab states, will never be very successful economically as long as … Continue reading

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The Onion: John Elway Casually Mentions To Peyton Manning How Great it Was Going Out on Top

Source:The New Democrat  I’m going to be serious for a minutes, all right fine maybe two minutes just to say that Peyton Manning even if he is the best regular season quarterback of all-time, which would be like being the … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Kevin Mahnken: President Pro Tempore Orrin Hatch & Need For Succession Reform

Source:The New Democrat  Here’s a post that perhaps only political, Constitution and American history junkies would be interested. I just happen to be all three, so I’m more than qualified to be interested in this. But here’s something that I … Continue reading

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Lyle Denniston: Is The First Amendment on The Side of a Pro Football Team’s Name?

Source:The New Democrat  I’ve sort of gone out of my way to avoid getting into this debate because I quite frankly find it stupid. It’s now 2014 and Americans and the U.S. Government has just discovered that the Redskins is … Continue reading

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FOX Movies: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) Starring Tony Randall & Jayne Mansfield

Source:The New Democrat Jayne Mansfield plays Rita Marlowe in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter and I believe and have heard that Marlowe was one of the names that Jayne considered changing her last name to after arriving in Hollywood. But … Continue reading

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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: Hangover (1962) Starring Tony Randall & Jayne Mansfield

Source:CBS– Tony Randall and Jayne Mansfield. Source:The New Democrat  “Jayne is sooooo good in this. If you every get to see it, (It’s about a hour long and VERY HARD TO FIND) you’ll know that Jayne was a very good … Continue reading

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Keith Hughes: Cuba Explained- Ending the Embargo

Source:The New Democrat I’m not saying ending the Cuban trade embargo unconditionally is a good idea and sure as hell hope that is not what President Obama did. I’m in favor of ending the embargo conditionally. That any American trade … Continue reading

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David Lindholm: The Girl Can’t Help it (1956) Starring Jayne Mansfield

. Source:The New Democrat If you are familiar with Jayne Mansfield in real-life and you are familiar with this movie, you know that Jayne essentially plays herself in this movie. Except for one key factor, Jayne plays a women who … Continue reading

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Keith Hughes: What is a Liberal?

Source:The New Democrat Keith Hughes explained what is a Liberal in basically the first minute of this video and he even said that we all are a Liberal at least in some way. Because we all believe in liberty, equality, … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Matthias Matthijs & Daniel R. Kelemen: ‘Reforms That Will Save The EU From Irrelevance’

Source:The New Democrat I’m not suggesting that in the short-term the European Union go from essentially a regional United Nations, even though it’s a lot more effective and run a lot better and I would argue a lot more important … Continue reading

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