Back again
Another long layoff there as I resolved a series of family items. I hope to make that the last long break for quite some time. Back to it…
Roll more credits
I just wanted to point out again that I’m indebted to a number of recent authors who helped me puzzle through modern liberalism. I wanted to call one out and mention a few more that I forgot. First of all, Bernie Horn’s “Framing the Future” is a great book. Some of his language comes straight […]
Some shorthand versions of liberalism vs. conservatism
Another in the series of conclusions I reached recently about how to define/talk about liberalism. Here are some short-hand comparisons. Conservative is: “I empathize with you, but I can’t/won’t help. It’s the moral responsibility of people to stand on their own two feet.” Liberal is: “I empathize with you, and I will help. It’s the […]
What is liberalism? 2
A second crack at a definition of liberalism… Liberals believe in the inherent dignity of each individual human life. Each individual is entitled to freedom – of thought, action, association and conscience. Everyone has the right to the opportunity to become the greatest, most fully developed human being that they can be. Liberalism wants to […]
What is liberalism? 1
Liberals believe in the inherent dignity of each individual human life. Each individual is entitled to freedom – of thought, action, association and conscience. Liberals believe we have a moral responsibility to care for ourselves and to care for others. Liberals believe we have a moral responsibility to see to it that individual’s opportunities in […]
I’m back
After a long time off from the blog, I’m back. I spent the time I usually use to write this blog to dive deeply into researching what I set up as the essential question of this blog: What are liberalism and the progressive movement all about? I’ve come up with some answers. I haven’t refined […]
Some interesting items
It’s been another one of those weeks, and will continue to be, so light posting. But here are some interesting things I’ve found recently. Certain? Not so fast I think that an essential part of the liberal worldview is its attitude toward certainty. I am suspicious of people who just know they’re right, and I […]
Another take on Obama and liberalism
Short post today… In yesterday’s post I expressed concern that Barack Obama is running from the liberal label. At dailykos I found another take that praises how he’s handling being called a liberal.
Do NOT run from the liberal label!
Barack Obama is starting to concern me. He seems to be running from “liberal” label. I’ve written before about how critical I think it is that liberals and progressives rescue the term “liberal”. It’s a first step toward re-legitimizing the entire liberal worldview. I didn’t see the debate between Obama and Hillary Clinton last night, […]
I hate to criticize, but…
I think one of our prominent national liberal bloggers has it wrong. Well, slightly wrong. I’ve been mulling the whole kerfuffle over Barack Obama’s “patriotism problem” for a couple of days. An AP article by Nedra Pickler jump-started much of this. Since then, the liberal blogosphere has lit up – quite rightly and more quickly […]
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