Tag Archives: American Liberalism

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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Colgate University: ‘Liberal Democracy and Its Limits’

Source:Slide Share– the real liberalism. “Slides regarding Liberal Democracy for an undergraduate course in Political Thought that I taught between 2003-2005.” From Slide Share “As a regime type, liberal democracy is defined in terms of its limits – respect for personal … Continue reading

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▶The Furman Channel: Video: Thomas Pangle: Liberal Education & Liberal Democracy

▶ Thomas Pangle: Liberal Education and Liberal Democracy – YouTube. Liberal education to me at least is about teaching people how to think not what to think. Separating fact from fiction as well as opinion and once people are educated … Continue reading

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New America Foundation: Daniel Deudney- Liberal Democracy vs. Autocracy

I love the word liberalization as a Liberal, because it means opening things up and freeing people to live their lives. Which is what happened to Eastern Europe in the late 1980s and early 90s, as well as some of … Continue reading

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Korean 701: Sean Penn- Why Liberal Democracy is Important

  Source: Korean 701: Sean Penn- Why Liberal Democracy is So Important Liberal Democrat which is how I describe my personal politics and personal political philosophy. And what that means because liberalism and what it means to be a Liberal means … Continue reading

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Thomas Jefferson: Freedom vs Big Government

The United States Constitution is there to protect Americans from statists on the Far-Right and Far-Left. Who would otherwise ignore the Constitution because they believe government knows better than individuals themselves how Americans should live their own lives. The U.S. … Continue reading

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The Young Turks: Fox News Swears Liberalism is on Decline: How Cable Talk Doesn’t Represent Liberals & Conservatives

I find it hysterical and perhaps somewhat offensive as well when I hear people talk about MSNBC talk and Fox News. As if they represent the Left and Right in America and of course they are talking about Liberals and … Continue reading

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BJ82: Wendell Willkie 1940 Presidential Campaign- Explaining Liberalism

Source: BJ82: Wendell Willkie 1940 Presidential Campaign Wendell Willkie in about three minutes and that’s it and all the time he needed. Did what Michael Dukakis in an entire Presidential-campaign in 1988 or John Kerry in an entire. Presidential-campaign in 2004 … Continue reading

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Hoover Institution: Video: Uncommon Knowledge: The Past and Future of the American-Left

FRS FreeState on Facebook IS THE NEW LEFT HISTORY? The Past, Present, and Future of th – YouTube. I do not like hearing American-Liberalism and the Democratic Party. Being put into one pot as if they are the same thing … Continue reading

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