Tag Archives: Liberalism

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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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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The Economist: Americas View- ‘Affirmative Action in Brazil: Slavery’s Legacy’

Source:The Economist– looks like freedom in Brazil. “TO SUM up recent research predicting a mixed-race future for humanity, biologist Stephen Stearns of Yale University turns to an already intermingled nation. In a few centuries, he says, we will all “look … Continue reading

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NBC News: ‘Huntley Brinkley Report- Outtakes From An Interview With President John F. Kennedy’

Source:NBC News– President John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) being interviewed by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, of NBC News in 1963. Source:The Daily Press  “Outtakes with President John F. Kennedy during an NBC-TV interview on September 9, 1963, two months … Continue reading

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James Miller Center: President Jimmy Carter: ‘Statement on Iran Rescue Mission’

Source:James Miller Center– President James E. Carter (Democrat, Georgia) 39th President of the United States. You can also see this post on Blogger. “President Carter offers his condolences for the families of those who died in the attempted rescue of American … Continue reading

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President John F. Kennedy: Ft. Worth Prayer Breakfast Speech (1963)

Source:Traces of Texas– President John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) speaking at the Ft. Worth Prayer Breakfast in 1963. “President John F. Kennedy speaks to the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce at a breakfast on the morning of his assassination, November … Continue reading

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Liberal Democracy: The Philosophy of Individual Rights, Rule of Law & Limited Government

Source:Wikipedia– Thomas Jefferson: The Father of Liberal Democracy. “Today the most liberal regimes in the world, those of the advanced Western countries, are typically referred to either as liberal democracies or, more often, simply as democracies. This reflects one of … Continue reading

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ABC News: ‘Pope Francis Elected: Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina to be New Leader of the Catholic Church’

Source:ABC News– The Catholic Church has a new Pope. “Cardinals have chosen Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina to be the new leader of the Catholic Church.” From ABC News It’s not so much that I don’t believe in God, I’m Agnostic … Continue reading

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