liberal

A political liberal generally promotes the ideals of personal freedom and equal rights under law.

Social liberalism is often concerned with counteracting economic inequality through government action. Liberal economists often advocate increased economic regulation, tax reform, and increased social services.

Of the millions who consider themselves liberals, of course, there is a wide range of belief and practice. Overall, however, liberals believe that steps must be taken to ensure freedom and equal opportunities for all members of a society, and that social change should be enacted into law in order to protect individual rights.

In the blogosphere, liberals generally oppose themselves to conservatives in political and cultural debates. Just as there are moderate liberals, so are there extremists; in the politically-charged climate of the online world, extreme opinions and pundits can sometimes drown out more moderate voices.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “liberal”

• The Harper “Reform-Conservatives”

  
  Unambiguously Ambidextrous — Authority: 481
  A Liberal party survey takes offence to the fact that, in general, political groups which obsess on pay equity and affirmative action quotas [like the Liberal Party] are “left-wing” fringe movements. So to fight fire with more fire, they call the Conservative Party the “Reform-Conservatives”. It’s as ...
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• Ignatieff says Canada needs cap-and-trade system

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 168
  QUEBEC — Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has unveiled a climate-change plan that doesnt include any targets for greenhouse-gas emissions but instead seeks to keep the temperature of Planet Earth in check.
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• Conservatives win 70% of the vote in Moreton and Saughall Massie by-election

  
  Leah Fraser — Authority: 132
  Steve Williams has been elected Conservative Councillor for Moreton West and Saughall Massie tonight.  The election, following the sad death of Suzanne Moseley, saw the Conservatives win 70% of the vote with New Labour trailing on just 19%.  Liberal Democrats won just 4.1%. Steve will be a first-rate councillor for ...
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• Exotic Thanksgiving Rituals, Then And Now

  
  Ed Driscoll — Authority: 150
  A study in extremes: first up, the Consumerist Website has a scan of a Thanksgiving-themed Camel Cigarette ad from the depths of FDR’s Depression (click to enlarge). As Meg Marco writes in the scan’s caption: This advertisement for Camel cigarettes appeared in the November 23, 1936 edition of LIFE ...
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• "The Liberal Pary risks becoming a political billabong"

  
  Peter Martin — Authority: 523
  Typically brilliant - tough but fair - analysis from Chris Uhlmann : At the heart of Joseph Hellers novel Catch-22 is a brilliant paradox: if you plead insanity to avoid suicidal bombing missions then you must be sane and cant be excused. "There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a ...
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• The more I think about this idiocy, the madder I get

  
  Irons in the Fire — Authority: 492
  First at Nanny Bloomberg for the idiocy coming about in the first place(Hey, NYEffinC, hope youre happy); second is the fucking moron who doesnt say "Screw the law" and give the food to the hungry. Mr. Bastile, youre the fucking moron referred to; I truly hope you read this. And Bloomberg, you deserve to be ...
  5 hours ago

• Chris Matthews Bullies Catholic Bishop Over Abortion

  
  Politik Ditto — Authority: 433
  Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy I know that abortion is the end all, be all for many liberals, but coming from a supposed journalist this sort of "interview" is a joke. Source
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• His own man

  
  Alpine Opinion — Authority: 127
  “If where we are heading is for an election on the issue of should Australia take action on climate change or not, and if the Coalition is on the take-no-action side, then it will be a catastrophe for us. That is perfectly clear. “We cannot be a responsible or credible political party unless we are [...]
  6 hours ago

• Hung parliaments are only good for whips and scribblers | Martin Kettle

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 163
  They can enliven politics and force leaders to think twice. But they are rare and a recipe for factions rather than consensus One swallow doesnt make a summer. And one opinion poll certainly doesnt make a hung parliament either. Over the past few days, however, you could easily be forgiven for thinking it did. The ...
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• J STREETERS ARE STILL ZIONISTS

  
  REAL LIBERAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH — Authority: 130
  Many Jews in America are thoroughly trained Zionists. Many are trying to come off as the J Streeters are trying. J Street, as you may know, is a lobby of "moderate" and "liberal" Zionist Jews in the U.S. I dont like it ore buy it because it is still Zionist. Goldstone (of the famous Goldstone Report to the U.N.) is ...
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• Jackie Ballards new job

  
  LibDemBlogs — Authority: 176
  Jackie Ballard is one of the candidates to join the board of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, set up after the expenses scandal. Her name was among those announced by John Bercow, the Commons Speaker, on Tuesday. She will have to be approved by MPs. As the BBC website reminds us, Jackie: was Liberal ...
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• NPR: The Internet is at Fault for Fort Hood Assassin

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 503
  National Public Radio (NPR) has a bit of foolishness penned by Daniel Schorr that really shows how useless NPR really is. In an pristine example of Schorr’s great intellect, he’s decided that the Internet is responsible for Nidal Hasan’s murderous rampage at Fort Hood earlier in the month. Folks, this is the ...
  8 hours ago

• Palin Book Nears 1 Million Mark, Flashback: Chris Matthews: “Sarah Palin, NOW DONT LAUGH, is writing a book." Calls book "Embarrassment"

  
  theblogprof — Authority: 684
  The book just went on sale and Going Rogue is already near the 1 million mark. The publisher has adjusted the first printing from 1.5 million to 2.5 million. Wow. I guess this is why liberals at the Huffington post opined that conservatives need to be on a separate best-seller list. Heh. From Riehl World View: Sarah ...
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• Jason Kenney puts a Liberal whiner in her place

  
  mooseandsquirrel.ca — Authority: 437
  I’ve been a little obsessed with Climategate; I needed a break:
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• Iggy supports Climategate’s junk science: ‘Reduce carbon pollution’

  
  mooseandsquirrel.ca — Authority: 437
  Iggy — or @M_Ignatieff on Twitter — spoke at Laval University a little over an hour ago. This is what he said about Climate Change™ : I would like to see Canada fighting for a firm international agreement to reduce carbon pollution, based on scientific facts. And the science tells us that we have to contain ...
  9 hours ago

• Chris Matthews Actually Criticizes Obama!

  
  Politik Ditto — Authority: 433
  Damn. You know things are bad when your No. 1 stan is starting to turn on you.
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• Kent Conrad on the trials of terror suspects.

  
  Goon's North Dakota Red Neck — Authority: 104
  I saw this over on sayanythingblog.com  I beg people to think about this next time you go to vote for Kent Conrad. I don tknow anyone that is for prosecuting the 9/11 terrorist in New York City. I would be willing to bet that a lot of the people that voted for Conrad didnt want these guys on trial in New York ...
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• Favorite Daughter Rejects “The Wilding of Sarah Palin” Premise

  
  Cocking A Snook! — Authority: 124
  Favorite Daughter wrote a long essay on this piece* (see below) late last night, unbeknownst to her mother until the holiday yeast rolls were in the oven and we were relaxing together just now, and she mentioned it in an offhand way. She is almost 20 now, and we’re leaving for her boyfriend’s parents’ ...
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• A PJTV Thanksgiving

  
  Ed Driscoll — Authority: 150
  The gang from the home office gives thanks for the season: [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] As Kathy Shaidle notes, “Nice comebacks to your asshat relative, esp. re: ‘America genocided the Indians, man’. Take notes.” And Tim Blair adds, ...
  11 hours ago

• George Washingtons 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

  
  C.O.P.S. — Authority: 133
  Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to "recommend to the people of the United States a ...
  12 hours ago

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