Tag Archives: Personal Freedom

James Miller Center: Ronald Reagan-Debate with Walter Mondale (Domestic Issues) (October 7, 1984): Abortion

“President Ronald Reagan debates Democratic candidate Walter Mondale. The candidates discuss issues such as economic policy, religion, leadership qualities, and abortion. This was the first debate in the presidential election of 1984 and focused on domestic issues.” From the James … Continue reading

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ABC News: Special Report- DOMA Overturned by SCOTUS, Punt on Prop 8

Source:ABC News at the U.S. Supreme Court. “High court strikes down a key section in the Defense of Marriage Act.” Source:ABC News If you are a true believer in states rights and just don’t just use that term to push … 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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Minister Malcolm X: ‘By Any Means Necessary’

Source:Black Past– Nation of Islam Minister Malcolm X. Source:The Daily Press “Malcolm X’s life changed dramatically in the first six months of 1964. On March 8, he left the Nation of Islam. In May he toured West Africa and made … 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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Professor Conor Gearty: ‘Liberty and Security For All’

Source:Amazon– Conor Gearty’s book about civil liberties and income inequality. Source:FRS FreeState “All aspire to liberty and security in their lives but few people truly enjoy them. This book explains why this is so. In what Conor Gearty calls our … Continue reading

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Raymond Fisher: ‘Martin Luther King and Malcolm X Debate’

Source:Raymond Fisher– Minister Malcom X, I believe being interviewed at Berkeley, California in the 1960s. Source:The Daily Press  “American history as it’s usually taught likes to focus on rivalries, and there are many involving big personalities and major historical stakes. … Continue reading

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