Tag Archives: United States

Academy of Ideas: John Stuart Mill On Liberty

Source:Academy of Ideas- Source:The New Democrat When I think of liberty, I don’t think of the liberty to do whatever the hell I want without any consequences. I think of individual liberty, self-determination, free will, the ability for people to … Continue reading

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The Onion: Candidate Profile: Donald Trump

Source:The Onion- Donald J. Trump (Nationalist reality TV star, New York) God has blessed us by only producing one of him. Source:The New Democrat I’ve actually sort of gone out of my way to not comment on Donald Trump for … Continue reading

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VOA News: Mil Arcega: US Economy Adds 215K Jobs in July

Source:VOA News- Source:The New Democrat  The fact that the Federal Reserve is considering raising interest rates, tells me as a non-economist that the American economy is starting to do well. That people are going back to work, that their incomes … Continue reading

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Julie Borowski: Should Pro-Life People be Forced to Subsidize Planned Parenthood?

Source:Life & Liberty Magazine presenting part of their 2015 Christmas wishlist. Source:The New Democrat With all due respect to Julie Borowski over at Life and Liberty Magazine who I personally don’t know and just saw her name for the first … Continue reading

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CBS News: The Longines Chronoscope- U.S. Representative John F. Kennedy (1952)

Source:CBS News Longines Chronoscope interviewing U.S. Representative John F. Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts) in 1952. Source:The New Democrat John F. Kennedy, at this point was Representative John F. Kennedy who was completing his third and last term in the House of … Continue reading

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The New Republic: The Long March to Medicare

Source:The New Democrat The fiftieth anniversary of the most successful government health insurance program in the country, if not the most successful health insurance program period. No other health insurer has provided more health insurance to more Americans than Medicare. … Continue reading

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USA Today: Senator Tom Coburn: ‘A Deficit of Debt Discussion’

Source:USA Today-former U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (Republican, Oklahoma) 2005-13. Source:The New Democrat  “The 2016 presidential race is beginning in earnest with new candidates entering the crowded field weekly. The Republican Party boasts a host of compelling and well qualified aspirants, … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: President Bill Clinton’s Welfare Reform Press Statement

Source:The New Democrat The 1996 Welfare to Work Law, I believe is the best part of the Clinton Presidency. Along with moving the Democratic Party back to the Center-Left and making it a national party again. That can win outside … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig: Your Right to Die Isn’t Enough

Source:The New Democrat Euthanasia, is a tough issue for me. We’re not just talking about suicide here, but someone getting legal help from not just someone else to kill them, but getting that help from someone whose sworn to protect … Continue reading

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The New Republic: David Dayen: ‘Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley Failed Their Black Lives Matter Test’

Source:The New Democrat First of all, its great to hear a politician go to a political group and event and tell them what they don’t want to hear. Especially when they are right and knowing that it might hurt them … Continue reading

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