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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 New Yorker: Will Storr: ‘How Millennials Became The Selfie Generation’

Source: The New Democrat “We look at how society became fascinated with its own image, and try to find the truth behind selfie-taking. How Millennials Became the Selfie Generation | Annals of Obsession” From The New Yorker Just on a personal … Continue reading

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Alfred Hitch Blog: Wemisse- Vertigo (1958) ‘I Need You To Be Madeline For a While’

Source:The New Democrat  “(My analysis of Vertigo will be divided into two parts.) In 1956 Paramount purchased two books as potential Alfred Hitchcock projects: Flamingo Feather, and D’entre Les Morts (From Among the Dead). He was planning to make Flamingo … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Win McCormack: ‘Are You Progressive’- Differences Between Progressive, Socialist & Liberal’

Source:The New Democrat  “What distinguishes a progressive from a liberal? This is one of the more pervasive ambiguities in contemporary American political discourse.” From The New Republic “LibertyCon unites the people who are redefining the pro-liberty movement. For more info, visit … Continue reading

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Leathered Life: Leathered Life Photos- Lena in Leather Jeans

Source:The Action Blog “Leathered Life Photos – Hot Girls.” Originally from Leathered Life, but the video has since been deleted or blocked on YouTube. In about 2009 or so I discovered this website on YouTube called Leathered Life, which also … Continue reading

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Leathered Life: Andrea- Sexy Woman in Biker Leather Jeans

Source:The Action Blog “Andrea – Sexy Girl in Biker Leather Pants.” Originally from Leathered Life, but the video has since been deleted or blocked on YouTube. Short but very sweet, as far as the woman in this video, but as … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: George Will: ‘Saying Goodbye To Football: Baseball is The True American Pastime’

Source: The New Democrat I’m a big fan of baseball myself. Along with football, baseball is the only sport that I can follow for the entire season and actually still enjoy watching regular season games. Not just with the Orioles … Continue reading

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The Economist: Lane Green- ‘Why Do We Swear?’

Source:The New Democrat  “Is there a place for swear words in the English language? F**k yes. Our language columnist Lane Greene explains why. *This film contains strong language. Obviously*” From The Economist Warning: this piece could offend a lot of people … Continue reading

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Consumer Affairs: My Sick Week With The Flu

Source:FRS FreeState Last Saturday not yesterday, but the Saturday before that, I was at my desk in my office working on my blog doing some updating on some of my pieces. I generally don’t blog on the weekends as far … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Jeet Heer: ‘Why Film Critics Were Blind To The Big Lebowski’s Brilliance’

Source:The New Democrat I sort of look at The Big Lebowski as a parody of hipsters as a movie that makes fun of hipsterism and sends America the message that this is what can happen to you when you don’t … Continue reading

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The Onion: Pros & Cons of Free Speech on College Campuses

Source:The New Democrat To be completely serious second ( which seems to go against everything that The Onion stands for ) a pro for being in favor of free speech on campus is that you get to learn other views … Continue reading

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