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President Volodmyr Zelenskyy: The Trump Peace Plan
“President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukraine has to confront the possibility of losing its dignity or risking the loss of a key partner as it figures out how to respond to a U.S. peace proposal to end Russia-Ukraine conflict. (Produced by Elaine Carroll).” Source:Associated Press with a look at President Volodmyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. […]
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Skeptic Magazine: Michael Shermer- Interviewing Cass R. Sunstein: On Freedom
Source:The New Democrat “In addition to discussing his book Sunstein and Shermer talk about what it was like to work in the Obama administration, the issue of free will and determinism in the context of his theory of libertarian paternalism … Continue reading
Posted in Skeptic, The New Democrat
Tagged 2019, America, Cass Sunstein, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Free Choice, Free Will, Freedom, Freedom of Choice, Individual Freedom, Individualism, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Michael Shermer, On Freedom, Personal Choice, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, United States
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The Economist: ‘The Literature of Liberalism’
Source: The New Democrat “THE definition of liberalism has long been the source of disagreement. The tension between its various strands—such as American progressivism, libertarianism and the classical tradition in which The Economist was founded—can seem irreconcilable. So for Open … Continue reading
Posted in The Economist, The New Democrat
Tagged 2018, America, Britain, Center Right, Central European University, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, England, Equal Justice, Equal Rights, Europe, European Union, Free Choice, Free Society, Free State, Freedom of Choice, Individual Freedom, Individual Rights, Individualism, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Open Society, Personal Choice, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Pluralism, Property Rights, Roger Scruton, Rule of Law, The Economist, United Kingdom, United States
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Americans United: ‘We Are Americans United’: For Separation of Church and State
Source: The New Democrat From Wikipedia “The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom … Continue reading
Posted in Free Speech, The New Democrat
Tagged 2018, America, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, First Amendment, Founding Fathers, Founding Liberals, Free Choice, Free Expression, Free Society, Free Speech, Free State, Freedom of Choice, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Individual Choice, Individual Freedom, Individualism, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, United States
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Skeptic Magazine: Michael Shermer Interviewing Amy Alkon- ‘Unfuckology: A Field Guide To Living With Guts and Confidence’
Source: The New Democrat I’m with Michael Shermer on this starting out in this interview where he says he doesn’t know why publishers bleep cuss words in titles of books and or bleep one letter in the title of the … Continue reading
Posted in Skeptic, The New Democrat
Tagged 2018, America, Amy Alkon, Center Right, Fear, Free Choice, Freedom of Choice, Individualism, Liberal Democracy, Michael Shermer, Personal Choice, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Self-Help, Self-Improvement, Unfuckology, United States
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The Economist: ‘Liberalism- Where Did it Come From and Are its Days Numbered?’
Source:The New Democrat “Liberalism has been the dominant political philosophy in the West for more than 200 years. Populists say liberals are too elite and are out of touch with ordinary people. Here’s what you need to know about liberalism … Continue reading
Posted in The Economist, The New Democrat
Tagged 2018, America, Britain, Canada, Center Right, 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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Skeptic Magazine: How Michael Shermer Became a Card-Carrying Skeptic
Source:The New Democrat If you want to make this about religion, I come from a German-American family in Maryland, but my father is a hardcore card-carrying Atheist, who if anything has gone Communist when it comes to religion and perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Skeptic, The New Democrat
Tagged 2018, Agnostic, Agnosticism, Agnostics, America, Atheism, Atheists, Believers, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Cynical, Cynicism, Freedom of Choice, Individual Freedom, Individualism, Liberalism, Michael Shermer, Personal Choice, Personal Freedom, Religion, Skeptic, Skepticism, Skeptics, United States
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Skeptic Magazine: Rachel Bloom- How Rachel Bloom Became a Card-Carrying Skeptic
Source:The Daily Review I believe anyone who is a realist and just doesn’t call themselves a realist because they have some need to have people believed they’re smarter and more advanced than they really are, but literally lives by the … Continue reading
The Washington Post: Sheri Berman: ‘Some Argue That The West Should Limit Democracy To Save Liberalism: Here’s Why They’re Wrong’
Source: The New Democrat “Twenty years ago, Fareed Zakaria analyzed the rise of “illiberal democracy” — a form of government with free and fair elections but without “the rule of law, a separation of powers, and the protection of basic … Continue reading
Posted in The New Democrat, The Washington Post
Tagged 2017, America, Center Right, Checks and Balances, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Constitution, Constitutional Rights, Europe, Federalism, Free Society, Free State, Individual Freedom, Individual Rights, Individualism, Liberal Democracy, Liberal State, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Rule of Law, Sheri Berman, United States
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USA Today: Qanta Ahmed- Islamism’s Double Pronged Assault On Liberal Democracy
Source:The New Democrat Islamism, from ISIS and other groups, is not just and assault on American and Western values, but its an assault on liberal values, whether it’s in America, Europe or in Asia. ISIS Islamists, want to destroy individual … Continue reading
Posted in The New Democrat, USA Today
Tagged 2015, Europe, European Union, 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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Brookings Institution: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture
Source:The New Democrat I agree with Ron Haskins here that when today’s Progressives say that Americans in poverty only live on $2 a day, they tend to leave out things like public housing, food assistance, Medicaid to use as examples. … Continue reading
Posted in Brookings Video, The New Democrat
Tagged 2015, America, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Education, Free Society, Individual Freedom, Individualism, Job Training, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Low-Income Adults, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Adults, Low-Skilled Workers, Minimum-Wage, New Democrats, Non-Workers, Personal Responsibility, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Ron Haskins, Safety Net, Social Insurance, U.S. Government, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare, Welfare to Work
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