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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

The Mike Wallace Interview: Rod Serling From The Twilight Zone (1959)

. Source:The New Democrat  Rod Serling is obviously famous for The Twilight Zone and that he created it and he created Thriller as well and several other shows. But what I believe is his mark on Hollywood is that he … Continue reading

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Diana Dors & George Gobel: I Married a Woman (1958)

Source:The New Democrat  I’m going to try to write this post without sounding sexist as a man, but I think especially with this day and age that will be difficult and at the very least it come off as politically … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Elaine Teng: Congress Blocks Washington-DC Marijuana Legalization

Source:The New Democrat I’ve lost count how many times Republicans and so-called Conservatives talk about the need for federalism, state and local control, but that as long as states and locals governing what the way they approve. Doing things that … Continue reading

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Real Time With Bill Maher: Bernie Sanders Standing Up For Socialist Values

. Source:The New Democrat At risk of sounding simplistic, there’s a reason why we live on a planet with somewhere around a hundred-eighty countries or so and not live on a planet with no countries, but with one huge central … Continue reading

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Monty Clift Online: The Misfits (1961) Marilyn Monroe’s Last Film

Source:The New Democrat  Similar to River of No Return, The Misfits is a very entertaining and good movie, but certainly not a great movie. The writing is pretty cheesy even for the 1950s and early 1960s and especially for a … Continue reading

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Marilyn Monroe Video Archives: River of No Return (1954) Featuring Marilyn Monroe & Robert Mitchum

Source:The New Democrat The River of No Return is certainly not a great movie. It is a good movie, an entertaining movie, a fairly well-written movie with a good cast and Marilyn Monroe looks great in the movie. This movie … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Thomas Mann: The New Normal in Politics: Response to Gridlock and Gloom

Source:The New Democrat I don’t feel any sympathy for anyone for Americans who claim to hate the dysfunction in Washington, especially in Congress, but at the same time vote for people who are responsible for that dysfunction. Its like hearing … Continue reading

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USA Today: Susan Page Interviewing Howard Dean- On The State of the Democratic Party

Source:The New Democrat  “Former presidential candidate Howard Dean talks about the state of the Democratic Party, the 2016 election and much more with USA TODAY’s Susan Page.” From USA Today I’ve been somewhat reluctant to write about why the Democratic Party … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Brian Beutler: 2015 Congress Will Shake Up America’s Boring Politics

Source:The New Democrat Here is sort of what the lighter more positive side of a united Republican Congress at least for Democrats, but perhaps bad for the rest of the country. A party that now doesn’t believe in government will … Continue reading

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NFL Films: Era of Excellence the 1980s

Source:The Daily Press The 1980s National Football League was an era of cookie-cutter stadiums, concrete hard Astroturf fields, dome stadiums especially for teams who played in cold weather cities, like Minneapolis. And it was basically the birth of the passing … Continue reading

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