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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 Onion: Open Relationship Gives Couple Freedom to Drain Other People

Source:The New Democrat Sure, why take your frustrations out on your spouse when you can take them out on your mistress. Instead, you could just say, “Honey, look, I don’t want to argue this with you,” and go meet your … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Sean Mcelwee: ‘Republicans Focus on Social Mobility Has a Major Flaw’

Source:The New Democrat Economic mobility is the ability of people to move up in the economic system, to see their income increase, allowing them to live in freedom without the government benefits that Sean Mcelwee talks about in his column … Continue reading

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NFL Films: Jim Brown Ultimate Highlights

Source:The New Democrat For anyone who’s not a math junky or a professional accountant or statistician who understands more than numbers and stats when it comes to sports and is actually interested in what goes on in football games and … Continue reading

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The Today Show: Charles Manson Interview (1987)

Source:The New Democrat  Charles Manson has made a couple of admissions of guilt. I’m not a lawyer but this is what it sounds like when he says perhaps he should’ve killed more people. I’m paraphrasing here, but that is pretty … Continue reading

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Fat Hawaiian Man: Charlie Rose 1987 Interview of Charlie Manson

Source:The New Democrat I can feel a certain sympathy for Charlie Manson because it is easy to see why he is so pissed off at a society that provided only the corrections system as an early home for him. Never … Continue reading

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ABC News: 20/20 Diane Sawyer- 1994 Special on The Manson Family

Source:The New Democrat The Manson Crime Family, which is what I call it instead of a cult, because of all the crimes they committed and people they either seriously hurt or killed, is one of the worst crime families of … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: Bob Garfield: ‘Why I Love Big Government, a Valentine For Big Government’

Source:The New Democrat Bob Garfield in his column in Slate today was explaining what he loved about big government and laying out a lot of the things that government does and calling them big government. The problem is that not … Continue reading

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The New America Foundation: Justin King- Senator Ron Wyden Wants Children’s Savings Accounts

Source:The New Democrat I somewhat covered this last week with a blog on retirement and unemployment accounts for people so they can save for retirement and not have to burn those accounts when they are unemployed, especially for long periods … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: Tanner Colby: Its Time For Progressives to Admit Affirmative Action is Not Working

Source:The New Democrat As a liberal I believe in the notions of equal opportunity and justice for all. Without those two concepts liberalism simply doesn’t mean a hell of a lot and it would just be a class philosophy. Taking … Continue reading

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Top Model Baby Belle: Elton John: Candle in the Wind Tribute Marilyn Monroe

Source:The New Democrat The best tribute to Marilyn Monroe because it perfectly sums up Marilyn Monroe’s life is that she was a candle in the wind that blew out far too soon and left a huge hole that no one … Continue reading

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