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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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ACLU: Sam Walker- ‘Conscientious Objectors’
Source:The New Democrat “The ACLU was born out of World War I and the repression that resulted when the U.S. joined the fight.” “On the night of April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson made the trip from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, America, American Civil Liberties Union, Bill of Rights, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, First Amendment, Free Expression, Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Norman Dorsen, Personal Freedom, Personal Liberty, Professor Norman Dorsen, Sam Walker, U.S. Constitution, United States, World War I
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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
Posted in Classical Liberalism
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 Hill: Opinion- Bill Press: Who’s The Real Liberal- Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders?
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat You want to talk about European social democracy and Far-Left socialist politics in America, or do you want to talk about Center-Left pragmatic progressive and liberal politics in America? If … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party
Tagged 2016 Presidential Election, Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders For President, Bill Press, Center Left, Constitutional Rights, Economic Freedom, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton For President, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Individual Rights, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, MSNBC, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Progressives, Progressivism
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USA Today: Opinion: Qanta Ahmed- Islamism’s Double Pronged Assault on Liberal Democracy
Source: This post was originally posted at The New Democrat: USA Today: Opinion: Qanta Ahmed- Islamism’s Double Pronged Assault on Liberal Democracy Islamism, from ISIS and other groups, is not just and assault on American and Western values, but its … Continue reading
Posted in Liberal Democracy
Tagged Europe, European Union, Far-Right, Fascism, Fascists, France, Freedom, Glen Beck, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Individualism, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islam, Islamism, Islamists, Jihadism, Jihadist's, Liberal Values, Liberalism, Liberals, Liberty, Middle East, Muslims, NATO, Paris, Qanta Ahmed, Syria, United States, War on ISIS, War on Terror
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Academy of Ideas: John Stuart Mill On Liberty
Academy of Ideas: John Stuart Mill On Liberty When I think of liberty, I don’t think of the liberty to do whatever the hell I want without any consequences. I think of individual liberty, self-determination, free will, the ability for … Continue reading
The Washington Post: Opinion- Katrina Vanden Heuvel- A New Definition of Freedom in America
This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus It’s great to see Democrats talking about freedom again. This is something that Liberals and Progressives should be talking about anyway. Since we created freedom in America. With the U.S. … 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
Posted in Classical Liberalism
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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Colgate University: ‘Liberal Democracy and Its Limits’
Source:Slide Share– the real liberalism. “As a regime type, liberal democracy is defined in terms of its limits – respect for personal freedom; reliance on market mechanisms; governance through the rule of law, articulated through representative government, responsive to the … Continue reading
Posted in Liberal Democracy
Tagged America, American Liberalism, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Constitutional Rights, Economic Freedom, Free Society, Free State, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Individual Rights, Justice, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, United States, United States Constitution
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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
Posted in Liberal Democracy
Tagged American Liberalism, American Liberals, Classical Liberals, Daniel Deudney, Economic Freedom, Federalism, Federalists, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, U.S. Constitution
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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
Posted in Liberal Democracy
Tagged American Liberalism, Constitutional Rights, Economic Freedom, Free Society, Free State, Freedom, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Individual Rights, Liberal Democrat, Liberalism, Liberals, Liberty, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Rule of Law, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, United States Constitution
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