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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

Politico Magazine: Joseph Stiglitz: ‘The Myth of America’s Golden Age’

Politicio Magazine: Opinion: Joseph Stiglitz: The Myth of America’s Golden Age I’m getting tired of hearing people who are further left of me people who are Social Democrats let’s say who are constantly putting down America. And saying “Europe is … Continue reading

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Clinton Library: ‘President Bill Clinton’s 58th Press Conference’

Source:Clinton Library– President William J. Clinton (Democrat, Arkansas) 42nd President of the United States. Source:The New Democrat  “This is video footage of President William Jefferson Clinton delivering a news conference. This footage is official public record produced by the White … Continue reading

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NBA-TV: The Detroit Pistons Reign of the Late 1980s Early 1990s

Source:The New Democrat  I don’t know if there’s been a franchise that had a team of an era that better represented the city they represented than the Bad Boys Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s early 1990s. Detroit is the … Continue reading

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Basketball Breakdown: ‘The Jordan Rules Explained: How Michael Jordan Was Defended By The Pistons’

Source:Basketball Breakdown– with a look at the Detroit Pistons Jordan Rules. Source:The New Democrat  “Coach Nick uses Game 6 of the 1989 Eastern Conference Finals to demonstrate the defensive philosophies used by the Detroit Pistons under Chuck Daly to stop … Continue reading

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

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 certain extent … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: President Lyndon Johnson Signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act

Source:James Miller Center President Lyndon Johnson signing of the 1964 Civil Rights is one of the most important moments in American history. Because he signed a law that granted access to millions of Americans who were simply denied that access … Continue reading

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

The New Republic: Opinion: Dean Starkman: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap It is true that even since the American civil rights movement that even though African-Americans are doing better than they were pre-civil rights that they still have a large … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: EJ Dionne: The Vital Incoherent Center

Source:The New Democrat Again it depends on what you mean by liberal and conservative and you do lump Religious Conservatives, Neoconservatives and Libertarians in with Conservatives on the Right and do you lump in Progressives and Socialists, or Social Democrats … Continue reading

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Danielle Allen: ‘Equality in the Declaration of Independence’

Source:Amazon– Danielle Allen’s book about the Declaration of Independence. “The following text is excerpted from Our Declaration: A Reading of the ­Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality (Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2014) by Danielle Allen, UPS Foundation Professor in the … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Melissa S. Kearney & Benjamin Harris: Fighting Poverty Needs to be a National Priority

Source:The New Democrat  This blog covers and writes about poverty a lot as it should. But writing about something a lot can make it difficult to put things in a new an interesting way and makes it difficult to sound … Continue reading

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