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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: ‘Dozens of Other Countries That Interfered With 2016 Election Annoyed Russia Getting All The Credit’

Source:The New Democrat “WASHINGTON—Complaining that U.S. investigations into foreign interference in the election have gotten almost everything wrong, officials from dozens of countries around the world expressed irritation Friday that all of the credit for meddling in the 2016 presidential … Continue reading

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The Onion: U.S. Senator Tom Carper: ‘My Vote is Not For Sale At These Prices’

Source:The New Democrat Note: these views don’t necessarily reflect the views of Senator Tom Carper, even if he personally wrote this piece for The Onion himself or had a staff writer write it for him. Who knows, perhaps a paid … Continue reading

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The Thinking Atheist: Seth Andrews- Interviewing Dr. Michael Shermer: Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things

Source: The New Democrat Why smart people believe stupid things? Perhaps a better question would be do these smart people actually believe these stupid things, or are they ( pardon my French ) bullshit artists? People aren’t necessarily good or … Continue reading

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David Von Pein: Q&A With President John F. Kennedy- April 19, 1963

Source:The New Democrat The first questions in this presidential news conference asked to President Kennedy, was about Cuba. With someone actually asking President Kennedy did his administration have any plans to invade Cuba. As if President Kennedy would ever reveal … Continue reading

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Skeptic Magazine: How Michael Shermer Became a Card-Carrying Skeptic

Source:The New Democrat If you want to make this about religion, I come from a German-American family in Maryland, but my father is a hardcore card-carrying Atheist, who if anything has gone Communist when it comes to religion and perhaps … Continue reading

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The Economist: Srdja Popovic Interviewing Bassem Youssef- Revolution For Dummies

Source:The New Democrat What I would say about this is that it takes a special type of narcissist to want to be a dictator, let alone actually be a dictator. Regardless of whatever authoritarian ideology you come from. Whether it’s … Continue reading

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National Constitution Center: Alexander Hamilton’s Vision of Federalism, National Authority & Judicial Review

Source:The New Democrat There is very little if any mention and discussion about federalism in this video even though Alexander Hamilton’s vision of federalism is part of the title of the video. But I’ll give you the vision of federalism … Continue reading

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Marilyn Monroe The Ultimate Collection: Marilyn Monroe and The Making of The Misfits

Source:The New Democrat Have you ever seen a gorgeous woman or any woman in general, look better in Levi’s and boots, than Marilyn Monroe? If you look at The Misfits movie you have about 40-45 minutes of Marilyn in dark … Continue reading

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National Constitution Center: How Dr. Martin L. King Cited The Constitution in His Mountaintop Speech

Source:The New Democrat Dr. King used the Constitution to make his case for the civil rights movement all the time and did it in a very intelligent and accurate way. Saying that African-Americans had the exact same constitution rights as … Continue reading

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Marilyn Monroe Family: The Death of Marilyn Monroe

Source:The New Democrat Marilyn Monroe is now such a pop culture icon and hero to so many fans of pop culture and hipsters in America, that they simply can’t handle the fact that a woman like this who is so … Continue reading

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