Category Archives: Book TV

C-SPAN: Q&A With Brian Lamb- Amity Shlaes: Calvin Coolidge

Source:The New Democrat  “Our guest is Bloomberg syndicated columnist and author Amity Shlaes. She discusses her soon to be released biography of the 30th President of the United States, titled “Coolidge.” She traces the life of Calvin Coolidge from his … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: Booknotes With Brian Lamb- Irving Kristol: What is Neoconservatism’s Writings On Politics, Economics & Culture

Source: The New Democrat From Wikipedia “Neoconservatism (commonly shortened to neocon when labelling its adherents) is a political movement born in the United States during the 1960s among liberal hawks who became disenchanted with the increasingly pacifist foreign policy of the … Continue reading

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Crash Course: John Green- 1984 By George Orwell: Crash Course Literature

Source:The Daily Review Under George Orwell, 1984 is a dystopia where everything is in black and white and apparently rainbows don’t exist. You can have black or white, water or skim milk, thats it and no other choices. A very … Continue reading

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Phyllis Schlafly: Choice Not an Echo (1964)

Source:The New Democrat Quoting Phyllis Schlafly’s Choice Not an Echo “The question for Republicans at their 1964 National Convention was: At this crucial point in American history, will we send in our bat boy? Or will we send in our … Continue reading

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CSPAN: BookNotes With Brian Lamb- Frances Wheen: Karl Marx & The Communist Manifesto

Source:The New Democrat I agree with Frances Wheen about Marxism and Communism and I would put it this way. It depends on what form of Marxism and Communism that you’re talking about. Because the Soviet Union of Russia defined itself … Continue reading

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Canan Dian: Christopher Buckley Discusses Christopher Hitchens Life and Mortality

Source: Canan Dian: Christopher Buckley Discusses Christopher Hitchens Life and Mortality What I like most about Christopher Hitchens is why he never would have made a very successful politician. Because he had this big habit of always saying what he … Continue reading

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The Book Archive: C-SPAN’s Booknotes With Brian Lamb: Leonard Garment on Crazy Rhythm From 1997

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Len Garment was a friend and law partner of Richard Nixon in the mid and late 1960s and then went on to work in President Nixon’s White House in 1969 … Continue reading

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American Enterprise Institute: Arthur Brooks- ‘Why America’s Best Interests Lie Within The Conservative Heart’

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus Arthur Brooks, the President of the center-right conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, here in Washington, has a new book called The Conservative Heart. The basic point is how conservative … Continue reading

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We Love Sarah Palin: David Horowitz- On The Dennis Miller Show

Source: The New Democrat Plus I’m going to write a satire about David Horowitz in the future and part of that will be in this piece. But he’s a true garbage man, at least when it comes to public speaking. And … Continue reading

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Heritage Foundation: Diana West- American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus Just to point out and after you see this, you’ll have an idea where Diana West is coming from. Diana West, is a Birther. She doesn’t believe Barack Obama, despite … Continue reading

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