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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

Associated Press: ‘Egypt’s Army Tightens Grip’

Source:Associated Press with a look at a demonstration of freedom in Egypt. “Egypt’s military moved to tighten its control of key institutions and slapped a travel ban on President Mohammed Morsi and allies in preparation for an almost certain push … Continue reading

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VOA News: ‘Iranian Immigrant’s Success Creates Abundant Opportunities For Many Others’

Source:VOA News reporting on Subway. “America is often called “The Land of Opportunity.” And in 2011 alone, more than a million immigrants became permanent residents on the path to citizenship. Many come to the U.S. to escape hardships where they … Continue reading

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Associated Press: U.S. Senate Advances Immigration Bill

Source:Associated Press– U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (Democrat, New Jersey) speaking about the bipartisan immigration reform bill. “The Senate advanced historic immigration legislation across the last procedural test Thursday and prepared to vote later in the day to pass the measure … Continue reading

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ABC News: Special Report- DOMA Overturned by SCOTUS, Punt on Prop 8

Source:ABC News at the U.S. Supreme Court. “High court strikes down a key section in the Defense of Marriage Act.” Source:ABC News If you are a true believer in states rights and just don’t just use that term to push … Continue reading

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The Wall Street Journal: ‘U.S. Supreme Court Deals Blow to Voting Rights Act’

Source:Wall Street Journal with a look at the U.S. Supreme Court. “Supreme Court rules in a 5-4 decision that a key section of the voting-rights act is unconstitutional. WSJ legal reporters Jess Bravin and Ashby Jones discuss on MoneyBeat.” Source:Wall … Continue reading

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Kyle Summerall: John Madden’s Eulogy of Pat Summerall

Source:Kyle Summerall– Pat Summerall’s longtime partner at CBS Sports John Madden, delivering his eulogy. Source:The Daily Press  “John Madden Eulogy” From Kyle Summerall As John Madden said, Pat Summerall’s long time partner on the NFL on CBS and then later on … Continue reading

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New York Times: Annie Lowrey: ‘Ending Poverty by Giving the Poor Money’

Source:New York Times columnist Annie Lowrey. “Can you alleviate poverty by just giving money to the poor? It seems like a tautology, sure. But for development experts, it is a subject of serious research. Say you give $100 to a … Continue reading

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Miles Corak: ‘Income Inequality, Equality of Opportunity & Intergenerational Mobility’

Source:Mile Corak blogger on WordPress. “The summer issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives will feature a collection of articles on inequality and the top 1%, some of which are now being circulated by the authors. The paper by Tony … Continue reading

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The Young Turks: ‘Fox News Swears Liberalism is on Decline’

Source:The Young Turks giving the finger to The O’Reilly Finger. “On Fox News’ “The O’Reilly Factor, resident grumpy old man Bill O’Reilly wondered with Tim Graham and Erick Erickson why liberal radio is failing. Why…it must be that America hates … Continue reading

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The Young Turks: ‘Barack Obama Backs Patriot Act & Other Horrible Abuses of Our Civil Liberties’

Source:The Young Turks– President Barack H. Obama: 44th President of the United States (Democrat, Illinois) “The Patriot Act was renewed under President Obama despite his strongly stated opposition to large parts of it in 2008. Cenk Uygur breaks down the … Continue reading

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