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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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ACLU: Sam Walker- ‘Conscientious Objectors’
Source:The New Democrat “The ACLU was born out of World War I and the repression that resulted when the U.S. joined the fight.” “On the night of April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson made the trip from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue … Continue reading
Posted in Free Speech
Tagged ACLU, America, American Civil Liberties Union, Bill of Rights, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, First Amendment, Free Expression, Free Speech, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Individual Freedom, Individual Liberty, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Norman Dorsen, Personal Freedom, Personal Liberty, Professor Norman Dorsen, Sam Walker, U.S. Constitution, United States, World War I
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CPH: David Levering Lewis- The Improbable Wendell Willkie
Source:The New Democrat “In the wake of one of the most tumultuous Republican conventions ever, the party of Lincoln nominated in 1940 a prominent businessman and former Democrat who could have saved America’s sclerotic political system. Although Wendell Lewis Willkie … Continue reading
Posted in Wendell Willkie
Tagged America, Center Left, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Dallas, Dallas Texas, David Levering Lewis, Economic Freedom, Indiana, Individual Rights, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Republican Party, Southern Methodist University, Texas, The 1940 Presidential Campaign, The 1940s, U.S. Constitution, United States, Wendell Willkie, Wendell Willkie For President, Wendell Willkie's Career, Wendell Willkie's Life
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The New Yorker: A Hundred Years of American Protest, Then and Now
Source:The New Democrat There’s an old American cliche that this is as American as apple pie. Baseball is as American as apple pie. Hot dogs are American as apple pie. Going to church or your house of worship on Sunday … Continue reading
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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Keith Hughes: Mark Levin’s Liberty Amendments- Explained: Article V Convention of States
Source: The New Democrat I’m going to make a case for why Mark Levin’s so-called Liberty Amendments are anti-conservative and you’ll see what I mean by that. When I think of a Conservative, I think of someone who believes in … Continue reading
Americans United: ‘We Are Americans United’- For Separation of Church and State
Source: The New Democrat From Wikipedia “The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making any law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom … Continue reading
Posted in Free Speech
Tagged America, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, First Amendment, Founding Fathers, Founding Liberals, Free Choice, Free Expression, Free Society, Free Speech, Free State, Freedom of Choice, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Individual Choice, Individual Freedom, Individualism, Liberal Democracy, Liberal Society, Liberal State, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, Personal Freedom, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, United States
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The Thinking Atheist: Seth Andrews- Interviewing Andrew Torrez: Christianity,Crimes, and The Constitution
Source: The New Democrat I believe to believe in the First Amendment, as well as the Fourth Amendment, and I would add Fifth Amendment, you have to believe in the right to choose, the right to believe, the right to … Continue reading
Posted in The Thinking Atheist
Tagged America, Andrew Torrez, Christian Conservatives, Christian Nationalism, Christian Right, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Administration, Donald Trump Presidency, Donald Trump White House, Far-Right, First Amendment, Free Choice, Free Speech, Freedom of Choice, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, New Right, Religious Conservatism, Religious Conservatives, Religious Right, Republican Party, Separation of Church and State, Seth Andrews, Tea Party, U.S. Constitution, United States
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National Constitution Center: NCC Staff- Alexander Hamilton’s Vision of Federalism, National Authority & Judicial Review
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat There is very little if any mention and discussion about federalism in this video even though Alexander Hamilton’s vision of federalism is part of the title of the video. But … Continue reading
Erik Schneider on Facebook: Jonathan Turley: Voters Want a Revolution- Here’s What it Will Take
Source: This piece was originally posted at Erik Schneider on Facebook: Jonathan Turley: Voters Want a Revolution- Here’s What it Will Take From my Facebook page. The problem that Social Democrats have in America, the so-called Bernie Sanders movement, is … Continue reading
