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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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Foreign Affairs: Sebastian Mallaby- ‘How Should a Liberal Be?’
Source:The New Democrat “In James Grant, it sometimes seems, the nineteenth century has been resuscitated. Towering, gaunt, bow-tied, and pinstriped, he writes with a sly wit that recalls the novels of William Thackeray. His signal achievement is a fortnightly cult … Continue reading
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Tagged America, CBS News, Center Left, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Founding Fathers, Founding Liberals, Free Choice, Free Will, Freedom of Choice, John F. Kennedy, Liberal Values, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, President John F. Kennedy, President Thomas Jefferson, Property Rights, Sabastian Mallaby, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, United States
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The New Republic: Opinion- Bryan Mealer: The Struggle For a New American Gospel
Source: The New Democrat As someone who grew up in an Atheist family where both my father and mother were Atheists at least when I was growing up, I believe Mom is more of an Agnostic now, but Dad if … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Bryan Mealer, Center Left, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, First Amendment, Free Choice, Free Expression, Free Society, Free Speech, Free State, Freedom of Choice, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, History Channel, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberal Values, Liberalism, Liberals, Personal Freedom, Religion, United States
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The Economist: The Literature of Liberalism- Liberal Democracy: The Core of Liberalism
Source: The New Democrat There’s been this ongoing debate about what liberalism actually is and what it means to be a Liberal. If you were ask me as a Liberal what it means to be a Liberal, I would tell … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Center Left, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Free Society, Free State, Individual Rights, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Open Society, Personal Freedom, Roger Scruton, United States
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The Economist: John Stuart Mill- Against Tyranny of The Majority: The Father of Liberalism
Source: The New Democrat What is this is really about is democracy and there several different forms of democracy which I’m going to explain here. And if you’re familiar with this blog and my writing, you know that we believe … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Center Left, Checks and Balances, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Federal Republic, Federalism, Federalists, Free Society, Free State, Individual Freedom, Individual Rights, John Locke, John Stuart Mill, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Operation of Powers, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Rule of Law, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Government, United States
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The Economist: Liberalism- Where Did it Come From and Are its Days Numbered?
Source: The New Democrat On this overcast, ugly, cool Memorial Day in the nations capital just outside of Washington, I thought as we celebrate as a country the lives of the people who died for our freedom, I would explain … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Britain, Canada, Center Left, Checks and Balances, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Europe, European Union, Free Speech, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Individual Rights, Individualism, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, United Kingdom, United States
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The Washington Post: Ishaan Tharoor- U.S. Democrats Are Embracing The Term Liberal: What it Means to be a Liberal
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: The Washington Post: Ishaan Tharoor- U.S. Democrats Are Embracing The Term Liberal: What it Means to be a Liberal If you’re someone who believes in the U.S. Constitution, at least … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American Liberalism, American Liberals, Americans, Center Left, Economic Freedom, Free Society, Free State, Individual Freedom, Individual Rights, Individualism, Individualists, Ishaan Tharoor, John F. Kennedy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberal Values, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, United States
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Mal Partisan: O.A.R.- Liberalism: The Philosophy of Individual Rights & Freedom
Source: The New Democrat I’m a Liberal and when I hear the term ‘Modern Liberal’ today it makes me a little angry. Because today’s so-called ‘Modern Liberals’ would be called Socialists in any other country. Because they have a collectivist view … Continue reading
Washington Post: Opinion: Catherine Rampell: Limousine Liberalism’s Good Works
Barack Obama & Wall Street The Washington Post: Opinion: Catherine Rampell: Limousine Liberalism’s Good Works I’m sick and tired (and that is putting it mildly) of hearing people especially rabid partisan right-wingers claim that Liberals hate the wealthy and people … Continue reading
The Washington Post: Opinion: Steve Rosenthal: American Politics Are Moving Left
The Washington Post: Opinion: Steve Rosenthal: American Politics Are Moving to The Left This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger As America is getting more diverse and younger as a country we are becoming more diverse … Continue reading
Mometrix Academy: What is Social Liberalism
Source: Mometrix Academy: What is Social Liberalism In this post, I’m just going to get into what social liberalism is and what it isn’t. What it really is and what it really isn’t and I’m writing this especially this weekend when … Continue reading
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Tagged Center Left, Constitutional Rights, Economic Freedom, Freedom, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Individual Rights, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Liberty, Mometrix Academy, Personal Freedom, Role of Government, Social Liberalism, Social Liberals
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