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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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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
Posted in Classical Liberalism
Tagged America, CBS News, Center Left, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Founding Fathers, Founding Liberals, Free Choice, Free Will, Freedom of Choice, John F. Kennedy, Liberal Values, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, President John F. Kennedy, President Thomas Jefferson, Property Rights, Sabastian Mallaby, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, United States
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The Washington Post: Opinion- Karen Tumulty: ‘Joe Biden Learned The Hard Way There is No Middle Ground On Abortion’: Joe Biden’s Flip Flop Over The Hyde Amendment
Source:The New Democrat “There has long been a relatively safe space for a Democratic politician, particularly a Catholic one, to inhabit on the morally fraught issue of abortion. It was the stance that then-Vice President Joe Biden took during a … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party
Tagged 2020 Presidential Election, ABC News, Abortion, Abortion Rights, America, Democratic Party, Henry Hyde, Hyde Amendment, Joe Biden, Joe Biden For President, Karen Tumulty, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Pro Choice, Representative Henry Hyde, Reproductive Rights, United States
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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
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Tagged America, Cass Sunstein, 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: John Stuart Mill- Against Tyranny of The Majority: The Father of Liberalism
Source: The New Democrat What is this is really about is democracy and there several different forms of democracy which I’m going to explain here. And if you’re familiar with this blog and my writing, you know that we believe … Continue reading
Posted in Classical Liberalism
Tagged America, Center Left, Checks and Balances, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Federal Republic, Federalism, Federalists, Free Society, Free State, Individual Freedom, Individual Rights, John Locke, John Stuart Mill, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Operation of Powers, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Rule of Law, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Government, 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
The Economist: Liberalism- Where Did it Come From and Are its Days Numbered?
Source: The New Democrat On this overcast, ugly, cool Memorial Day in the nations capital just outside of Washington, I thought as we celebrate as a country the lives of the people who died for our freedom, I would explain … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Britain, Canada, Center Left, 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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Erik Schneider on Facebook: Lyle Denniston: Where Do Abortion Rights Go From Here?
Source: This piece was originally posted at Erik Schneider on Facebook: Lyle Denniston: Where Do Abortion Rights Go From Here? From my Facebook page. I thought on this beautiful warm morning in the nation’s capital (the capital of the free … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC News, ABC World News Tonight, Abortion, Abortion Rights, Erik Schneider, Facebook, Freedom of Choice, Health Care Rights, Individual Freedom, Liberalism, Lyle Denniston, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Pro Choice, Reproductive Rights, Texas, Texas Abortion Case, U.S. Supreme Court
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Constitution Daily: Constitution Check- Lyle Denniston- Where do Abortion Rights go From Here?
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Constitution Daily: Constitution Check- Lyle Denniston- Where do abortion rights go from here? I thought on this beautiful warm morning in the nation’s capital (the capital of the free world) … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom of Choice
Tagged ABC News, ABC World News Tonight, Abortion Rights, Freedom of Choice, Health Care Rights, Individual Freedom, Liberalism, Lyle Denniston, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Pro Choice, Reproductive Rights, Texas, Texas Abortion Case, U.S. Supreme Court
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The Hill: Opinion- Bill Press: Who’s The Real Liberal- Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders?
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat You want to talk about European social democracy and Far-Left socialist politics in America, or do you want to talk about Center-Left pragmatic progressive and liberal politics in America? If … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party
Tagged 2016 Presidential Election, Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders For President, Bill Press, Center Left, Constitutional Rights, Economic Freedom, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton For President, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Individual Rights, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, MSNBC, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, Progressives, Progressivism
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The Washington Post: Ishaan Tharoor- U.S. Democrats Are Embracing The Term Liberal: What it Means to be a Liberal
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: The Washington Post: Ishaan Tharoor- U.S. Democrats Are Embracing The Term Liberal: What it Means to be a Liberal If you’re someone who believes in the U.S. Constitution, at least … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American Liberalism, American Liberals, Americans, Center Left, Economic Freedom, Free Society, Free State, Individual Freedom, Individual Rights, Individualism, Individualists, Ishaan Tharoor, John F. Kennedy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberal Values, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Personal Responsibility, United States
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