Conservatives definition

Conservatives definition

As Robby Soave noted and Ed Krayewski noted recently, there s muy partisan bluster surrounding President Obama s decision to change the United States relationship with Cuba from 50-plus…
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Liberal media definition

Liberal media definition

There is a political ploy that is being used with great success in election after election. It is the ploy of saying that those politicians who don’t promote complete abortion license and…

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Definition of beliefs

Definition of beliefs

I don t want to give them up,my patient told me. Why not? I asked. I ve been reading some articles on the Internet that say they might cure me. Tragically, he was referring to vitamin…
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News liberal

News liberal

Pew has basically taken the average viewer/consumer of all of these media outlets and plotted them on a continuum, trying to ascertain which outlets are favored by which side of the political spectrum. There aren t a whole ton of surprises here - conservative talkers are on the far right, while most mainstream media outlets have a slightly left-of-center…

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Definition of political spectrum

Definition of political spectrum

Suppose, politically, you are “pro-choice” – not selectively (arbitrarily) but on everything. You believe each individual should be free to choose, should coerce no one, and should bear the responsibility for his choices and actions. If so, you are principled about liberty. You exhibit integrity. You’re pro-choice consistently, not a hypocrite who upholds…

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Scope of government definition

Scope of government definition

Two federal appeals courts recently published significant opinions that redefine the scope of government access to phone records, setting the stage for a complex debate in Congress over the future of bulk data collection under the Patriot Act. The pair of decisions, along with the outcome of a legislative debate that has roiled Congress this month…

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Liberalism Economics

Liberalism Economics

Today’s political climate is highly partisan. Debates are full of personal attacks, harsh words, and complete disagreements as each side clings tightly to strongly held beliefs. Part of the difficulty in reaching the compromises necessary to get things done in Washington is that the two parties believe so many opposite theories with each side sure that…

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Liberal Republicans definition

Liberal Republicans definition

A fledgling 19th century organization has served as the foundation for conservatism in American politics today. Ulysses S. Grant was preparing to run for a second term as president in 1872. He had been strongly supported by the Republican Party in his first presidential campaign four years earlier, but by this time, many Republicans had become disillusioned…

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What is social conservatism?

What is social conservatism?

Conservative Republicans seem bound and determined to keep the culture wars alive, most recently by using “religious liberty” as a screen to protect their legal right to discriminate against gay Americans. In Louisiana, for example, Gov. Bobby Jindal this week issued an executive order explicitly guaranteeing that people who discriminate against gay…

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Liberal State

Liberal State

Story Highlights Massachusetts, Vermont and Hawaii are most liberal states Delaware has highest percentage of moderates Six of top 10 most conservative states are located in the South PRINCETON, N.J. - Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana are the most right-leaning states in the union, with between 46% and 49% of residents in each identifying as politically…

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Liberal minded

Liberal minded

Former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg – not solely to blame for the party s 2015 election result. Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian Norman Lamb misses the point when he says that he thinks the Liberal Democrats were destroyed by going into coalition and smaller parties will now, therefore, avoid this tactic (Report, 15 May). It was not…

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Same sex marriage blog

Same sex marriage blog

Click to enlarge Brian Chilson SAD RAPERT: Standing in the gap (file photo). Jason Rapert, Mike Huckabee, the Meeks bros, Jerry Cox — beyond these extremists, it s hard to find statements from other Arkansas conservatives. That tell you something? Sen. Jason Rapert (@jasonrapert) on Twitter: Never giving in. I am dedicated to restoring religious liberty…

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Definition of liberal democracy

Definition of liberal democracy

Social Futurist revolution & the Zero State The Social Futurist policy toolkit The first post in this series offered some strong but necessarily brief criticisms of Liberal Democracy, essentially saying that not only does it not deliver the promised freedom and democracy but that it and non-Western Authoritarian regimes are united in a kind…

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Lockean liberalism

Lockean liberalism

The town of Boston took an important step toward rebellion on November 20, 1772, by adopting a declaration of “the Rights of the Colonists” drafted by Sam Adams, the firebrand of the Revolution. Adams summarized these “Natural rights” as “First, a Right to LIFE; Secondly to LIBERTY; thirdly to Property.” He described a “natural liberty of Men, ” a “state…

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Ben Carson America the Beautiful

Ben Carson America the Beautiful

America the Beautiful Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great by Ben Carson OnTheIssues.org BOOK REVIEW: This book isn t Ben Carson s first book, but it s his first purely political book. His previous books addressed his life story and his medical practice (as a leading pediatric neurosurgeon); this book outlines his political stances. Overall, it…

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Basic definition of government

Basic definition of government

There are many ways of saying the same thing, and libertarians often have unique ways of answering the question “What is libertarianism?” We’ve asked many libertarians that question, and below are some of our favorite definitions. “Libertarianism is, as the name implies, the belief in liberty. Libertarians believe that each person owns his own life…

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Modern liberalism definition

Modern liberalism definition

Classical liberals, such as John Locke, espoused the principles of individualism, liberty, justice, and equality. Modern liberals rhetorically endorse the same principles, using the same language, but attach a different meaning to these terms. However, when the differences in the meanings attached to these terms are carefully considered, the modern…

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Conservative Political Philosophy

Conservative Political Philosophy

In my last piece here at America’s Right, I talked about Phase Two of the Conservative Awakening here in the United States. In Phase One we saw the Tea Party Movement unite Americans in a feeling of frustration and outrage at government corruption and waste. The challenge the conservative coalition now faces is to convert unity of sentiment into unity…

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