Tag Archives: Neoconservatism

Slate: Karina Longworth- ‘The Hollywood Ten Paid The Price For Refusing to Answer The $64 Question’

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Daily Review  “The hearings on what the House Un-American Activities Committee called “the communist infiltration of the motion-picture industry” began on Oct. 20, 1947. At the insistence of lawyers representing the 19 “unfriendly” witnesses brought before the committee, the … Continue reading →

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The Onion: Nathan Eckert- The Iraq War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region & Set Off a Global Shockwave of Anti-Americanism

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source: This piece was originally posted at The Daily Review Looking back at the Iraq War from over a twelve-year perspective it reminds me of someone who knows a guy down the street. Who knows this man has beaten up … Continue reading →

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Foreign Affairs: Opinion: Alexander J. Motyl: Why Vladimir Putin’s Days Are Numbered

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Foreign Affairs: Opinion: Alexander J. Motyl: Why Putin’s Days Are Numbered This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on WordPress If you look at how the Russian Federation is set up and what type of country and the … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur- Dick Cheney The Living Embodiment of Eisenhower’s Greatest Fear

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Darth Vader Dick Cheney on the loose. So no I don’t like Dick Cheney or have much respect for our former Vice President. But Cenk Uygur in this video is the perfect example of why I don’t use The Young … Continue reading →

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Slate: Opinion: Jamelle Bouie: Neocons Already Destroyed Iraq: Why Neoconservatives Should be Ignored on Iraq

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Slate: Opinion: Jamelle Bouie: The Neocons Already Destroyed Iraq Once There’s an old American expression “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me”. Which basically translates if you are dumb enough … Continue reading →

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Slate: Opinion: Dave Weigel: Sarah Palin vs. Beltway Republicans: Conservatism in 2014

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Slate: Opinion: Dave Weigel: Sarah Palin vs. Beltway Republicans: Conservative in America 2014 Erik Schneider on Google+The New Democrat on FacebookThe New Democrat on Twitter This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on BloggerIf Rick Santorum and Sarah … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: “Barack Obama Backs Patriot Act and Other Horrible Abuses of Our Civil Liberties”: The Consequences of Bad Policies With Good Intentions

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Erik Schneider

There’s plenty of hypocrisy to go around in the so-called War on Terror debate or Patriot Act debate. On both sides and debates like this is where you find out who are the real Liberals and the real Conservatives. And … Continue reading →

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Foreign Affairs: Opinion- Gideon Rose- Iraq in Retrospect

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Erik Schneider

This piece was originally posted at FRS FreeState The Iraq War is a tough issue for me. Because pre-Iraq invasion and up until the summer of 2003 when it was discovered that there were no more weapons of mass destruction … Continue reading →

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Classical Liberal: Dennis Prager’s War on Drugs- How Neoconservatives Have Embraced Progressive Prohibition

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Erik Schneider

Source: FRS FreeState Anytime I hear someone on the right however they define their politics unless they say they are classically conservative or conservative libertarian or just libertarian, say they believe in individual freedom and are against big government, I want … Continue reading →

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Durham University: Video: Professor Conor Gearty: Liberty and Security For All

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Erik Schneider

Durham University: Video: Professor Conor Gearty: Liberty and Security For All If you want to know what I think about the War on Terror. Here are a few quotes that I’ll give you and that should give a pretty good … Continue reading →

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