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President Volodmyr Zelenskyy: The Trump Peace Plan
“President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukraine has to confront the possibility of losing its dignity or risking the loss of a key partner as it figures out how to respond to a U.S. peace proposal to end Russia-Ukraine conflict. (Produced by Elaine Carroll).” Source:Associated Press with a look at President Volodmyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. […]
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The Wall Street Journal: ‘U.S. Supreme Court Deals Blow to Voting Rights Act’
Source:Wall Street Journal with a look at the U.S. Supreme Court. “Supreme Court rules in a 5-4 decision that a key section of the voting-rights act is unconstitutional. WSJ legal reporters Jess Bravin and Ashby Jones discuss on MoneyBeat.” Source:Wall … Continue reading
Posted in News and politics, Originals
Tagged 113th Congress, 1965 Voting Rights Act, 2013, 89th Congress, America, President Lyndon Johnson, The White House, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court, United States, Wall Street Journal, Washington, Washington DC
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Foreign Affairs: Edward Conrad & Fareed Zakaria: ‘How to Fix America’
Source:Foreign Affairs– with their rebuild American plan. “In “Can America Be Fixed?” (January/February 2013), Fareed Zakaria argues that American democracy has grown increasingly dysfunctional since the 1970s and that “a series of lucky breaks” — namely, the end of inflation, … Continue reading
Economist’s View: Ezra Klein: ‘No One Really Believes in Equality of Opportunity’
Source:The Washington Post– we get the government that we pay for. “Everyone in American life professes to believe in equality of opportunity. But nobody really believes in it. … You can’t have real equality of opportunity without equality of outcome. … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, The Washington Post
Tagged 2013, America, Big Government, Collectivism, Collectivists, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Ezra Klein, Far Left, Mark Thoma, New Left, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, The Washington Post, U.S. Capitol, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Washington Post, Welfare State
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ABC News: Good Morning America: U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann Won’t Run For Re-Election
Source:The Washington Post– U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (Republican, Minnesota) announcing that she’s not running for reelection to the U.S. House, so she can go back home and get the help that she deserves. Actually, I don’t know what she’s saying … Continue reading
Posted in ABC News, Originals
Tagged 113th Congress, 2013, ABC News, America, Christian Nationalism, Christian Nationalists, Christian Right, Far Right, George Stephanopolous, Good Morning America, House Republicans, Michele Bachmann, Minnesota, Nationalism, Nationalists, New Right, New York, New York City, Populism, Populists, Representative Michele Bachmann, Republican Party, Robin Roberts, Tea Party, The Washington Post, U.S. Congress, U.S. House of Representatives, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Washington Post
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The Washington Post: Charles Lane: ‘Austerity & Keynes Can Coexist’
Source:The Washington Post columnist Charles Lane. “For those of us trying to sort out the debate over economic “austerity,” there’s a limit to what can be learned by inspecting the credentials of the contending economists. Yes, the fiscal-stimulus vanguard includes … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, The Washington Post
Tagged 113th Congress, 2013, America, American Economy, Austerity, Charles Lane, John Keynes, John Meynard Keynes, Joseph Stiglitz, Keynesian, Paul Krugman, Supply Side Economics, The Washington Post, The White House, Trickle Down Economics, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Washington Post
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The New Republic: Michael Kinsley: ‘Paul Krugman’s Misguided Moral Crusade Against Austerity’
Source:The New Republic with an article about New York Times left-wing columnist Paul Krugman. “Feeling perhaps that columnist Paul Krugman hasn’t made the point emphatically enough, The New York Times Monday published an op-ed shocker by two academics with the … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, TNR
Tagged 2013, America, American Economy, Austerity, Big Government, Collectivism, Collectivists, Deficit Reduction, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Far Left, Manhattan, Michael Kinsley, National Debt, New Left, New York, New York City, New York Times, Paul Krugman, Socialism, Socialists, U.S. Government, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare State
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Brookings Institution: Michael O’Hanlon: ‘Sequestration & U.S. Defense Spending: Healing the Wounded Giant’
Source:Brookings Institution author Michael O’Hanlon. “Michael O’Hanlon: Whenever you cut substantial amounts of money in the Department of Defense, you’re basically giving up some capability. Some of those capabilities are less crucial than others.” From the Brookings Institution Michael O’Hanlon is … Continue reading
Posted in Brookings Video, Originals
Tagged 2013, America, Brookings Institution, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Liberalism, Liberals, Michael O'Hanlon, Pentagon, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Government, United State Defense Department, United States, United States Defense Budget, United States National Security, Washington, Washington DC
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