Category Archives: Originals

Slate Magazine: David Weigel: ‘Filibuster Reform Kicks Open the Coffin and Returns From the Dead’

Source:Slate Magazine– Richard Cordray is President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “So far, it seems like only Greg Sargent and HuffPost are noticing: Democrats are talking about filibuster reform again. The latest progress report comes … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Charles Lane: ‘Austerity & Keynes Can Coexist’

Source:The Washington Post columnist Charles Lane. “For those of us trying to sort out the debate over economic “austerity,” there’s a limit to what can be learned by inspecting the credentials of the contending economists. Yes, the fiscal-stimulus vanguard includes … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Michael Kinsley: ‘Paul Krugman’s Misguided Moral Crusade Against Austerity’

Source:The New Republic with an article about New York Times left-wing columnist Paul Krugman. “Feeling perhaps that columnist Paul Krugman hasn’t made the point emphatically enough, The New York Times Monday published an op-ed shocker by two academics with the … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: The Contenders- Wendell Willkie: Wendell Willkie For President (1940)

“C-SPAN continues its series “The Contenders” LIVE on Friday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. ET with Wendell Willkie. In this clip, Presidential Historian Richard Norton Smith, Goucher College History Professor Jean Baker and Washington Editor of Real Clear Politics Carl … Continue reading

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Wendell Willkie: Explaining Liberalism (1940)

Source:BJ82– 1940 Republican Party presidential nominee Wendell Willkie. “Wendell Willkie is speaking in this 1940 spot against Roosevelt as the Republican nomination.” Source:BJ82 Wendell Willkie in about three minutes (and that’s it and all the time he needed) did what … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Michael O’Hanlon: ‘Sequestration & U.S. Defense Spending: Healing the Wounded Giant’

Source:Brookings Institution author Michael O’Hanlon. “Michael O’Hanlon: Whenever you cut substantial amounts of money in the Department of Defense, you’re basically giving up some capability. Some of those capabilities are less crucial than others.” From the Brookings Institution Michael O’Hanlon is … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Nate Cohn: ‘November 2012 Census Data: Barack Obama’s Coalition Will Hold Together’

Source:The New Republic with a look at 2013 census. “After President Obama’s relatively easy reelection, analysts and commentators wondered whether his young and diverse coalition would outlive his presidency. Many believe, based mainly on their intuition, that 2008 and 2012 … Continue reading

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For President: Jimmy Carter 1980 TV Ad- Commander

Source:For President– President James E. Carter (Democrat, Georgia) You can also see this post at The Daily Press, on WordPress. “Commander, Jimmy Carter 1980 Presidential Campaign TV Ad, Courtesy Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, http://www.4President.tv” From For President You do not see Jimmy … Continue reading

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Foreign Affairs: Jal Mehta: ‘Why American Education Fails’

Source:Foreign Affairs Magazine with a look at American education. “In his landmark 1973 book, The Coming of Post-industrial Society, the sociologist Daniel Bell heralded the United States’ transition from a labor-intensive economy that produced goods to a knowledge-based one geared … Continue reading

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The Intelligent Channel: Michael Lind- ‘The Global Roots of The 2008 Crash’

Source:The Intelligent Channel– talking to economist Michael Lind on his version of The Social Contract. “Michael Lind, Policy Director of the New America Foundation’s Economic Growth Program and author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States … Continue reading

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