Tag Archives: Liberal Values

Foreign Affairs: Sebastian Mallaby: ‘How Should a Liberal Be?’

Source:The New Democrat “In James Grant, it sometimes seems, the nineteenth century has been resuscitated. Towering, gaunt, bow-tied, and pinstriped, he writes with a sly wit that recalls the novels of William Thackeray. His signal achievement is a fortnightly cult … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Bryan Mealer: The Struggle For a New American Gospel

Source:The New Democrat As someone who grew up in an Atheist family where both my father and mother were Atheists at least when I was growing up, I believe Mom is more of an Agnostic now, but Dad if he … Continue reading

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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

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Mal Partisan: ISIS Must be Destroyed, But it Won’t be Easy

Source:The New Democrat  For anyone to say that this is just about revenge for what happened in Paris and that I and others are scared that this could happen in Washington, or some other great big American city, I have … Continue reading

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Jamielyn Gray: The American President (1995) President Andrew Shepard’s Speech

Source:The New Democrat  “Andrew Shepard’s Speech From The American President. Dear President Obama, PLEASE TAKE NOTES. (Originally uploaded as my response to Mr. Obama BOMBING that first debate with Mr. Romney back in 2012. –JG 5.8.17)” From Jaimelyn Gray Just to … Continue reading

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Brookings: Stephen Grand & Shadi Hamid: The Tension Between Democracy & Liberalism

Liberalism and democracy are two different things. Liberals believe in both, but just because you are a Democrat doesn’t mean you are a Liberal as we see in the Democratic Party. Or if you are a small d democrat, meaning … Continue reading

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Yale University: Nicholas Wolterstorff- On Faith in Liberal Democracy

“Miroslav Volf interviews Nicholas Wolterstorff of Yale University about the place of faith in liberal democracy. Wolterstorff discusses the strengths and weaknesses of various secular and faith-based conceptions of justice and the public sphere, making a case for the relevance … Continue reading

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Sean Penn: Why Liberal Democracy is Important

Source:Korean 701– actor Sean Pen. “Why? Is “liberal democracy” important?” Source:Korean 701 Liberal Democrat 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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C-SPAN: George Will: ‘Dependency On Government is The Liberal Agenda’

Source: C-SPAN– Conservative columnist George Will, at CPAC in 2010. Source:FRS FreeState “George Will: ‘Dependency on Government Is the Liberal Agenda’ Visit Polijam for all the news.” From PoliJam Ronald Reagan a man I’m sure the great conservative author and columnist George … Continue reading

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