Category Archives: Originals

Economist’s View: Alan Krueger: The Minimum Wage: How Much is Too Much?

Source:Economist’s View Good question, because how is a job where the employee bags groceries, rings up groceries, makes cheeseburgers, cleans up after people, takes orders from customers, worth. Not as much as the person who hires those people, or as … Continue reading

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Holy Smokes! Jeans In Boots

Source:FRS FreeState– Holy smokes, Batman! As someone who is a nonsmoker, I don’t get anything out of seeing women smoking, unless they’re doing something sexy while they’re smoking, like dancing or pacing back-in-forth while they’re smoking, in a tight outfit, … Continue reading

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Wendell Willkie: The Classical Liberal

“Willkie about to board plane in 1940 campaign, Willkie waves and boards, Mrs. Willkie boards plane, Willkie working on plane, plane in flight, Willkie looks out window. 1940: FDR campaigning, Mrs. Roosevelt and Herbert Lehman in car with him, long … Continue reading

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Heritage Foundation: Evan Sayet- ‘How Modern Liberals Think’

“HERITAGE FOUNDATION: “How Modern Liberals Think.” Originally from The Heritage Foundation, but that video has since been deleted or blocked on YouTube. As an actual Liberal myself and not someone who just calls myself a Liberal, but someone who actually … Continue reading

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PBS: ‘Thomas Jefferson American Republic’

Source:PBS– Thomas Jefferson: the father of liberal democracy. “Aware of the tendency of power to degenerate into abuse, the worthies of our country have secured its independence by the establishment of a Constitution and form of government for our nation, … Continue reading

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STV News: Scotland Tonight- Rona Dougall Interviewing Laurie Clark & Peter Hughes: ‘How Would Independence Affect the Prospects of Business’

Source:STV News– interviewing Laurie Clark and Peter Hughes about the prospects of Scottish independence. You can also see this post on Blogger. “STV News: Scotland Tonight- How Would Independence Affect The Prospects of Scottish Business?” Originally from STV News, but the … Continue reading

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Clinton Foundation: Governor Bill Clinton’s 1992 Democratic Nomination Speech

Source:Clinton Foundation– Governor William J. Clinton (Democrat, Arkansas) accepting the 1992 Democratic Party presidential nomination, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. You can also see this post at The New Democrat , on WordPress. “On July 16, 1992, President Clinton … Continue reading

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President William Jefferson Clinton: Farewell Address (2001)

Source:American Rhetoric– President William J. Clinton (Democrat, Arkansas) 42nd President of the United States (1993-2001) “My fellow citizens, tonight is my last opportunity to speak to you from the Oval Office as your President. I am profoundly grateful to you … Continue reading

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America’s Job Training System: Better than You Think (And Smaller Too)’

Source:The New America Foundation– Vice President Joseph R. Biden (Democrat, Delaware) “In his 2014 State of the Union address, the President charged Vice President Biden to conduct a review of the country’s federal employment and training programs to ensure that … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Bryce Covert: How to Equalize Compensation’

The New Republic: Opinion: Bryce Covert: How to Equalize Female Compensation  Equal pay for equal work makes sense to me as a Liberal as long as it is exactly that. Meaning Joe and Sally who work at a law firm … Continue reading

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