Chad Peace

Attorney and IVC Media president Chad Peace focuses on election reform. He helped pass CA’s top-two primary and San Diego’s Measure K. His work analyzes how system design and structural reforms can give independent voters a more meaningful voice.

The Federal Reserve Will Be the Piggy Bank for Student Loan Bubble

The housing bubble burst when the house of cards built by reckless lending practices and an out of control derivative market came crashing down. The Federal Reserve drove interest rates

Chad Peace

/ May 17, 2013

Texas Taxpayers Paying for Private Elections with Public Dollars

(TEXAS) - Last week, the Texas House passed a bill that would have the government pay for partisan primaries directly, instead of reimbursing the parties for their expanses (HB 3065). In

Chad Peace

/ May 13, 2013

Democrats Fighting Democrats: Top-Two Primary Shakes Sacramento

Calbuzz covered much of the infighting going on in the California Democratic Party as a result of the new top-two primary. Only a short few months ago, the popular

Chad Peace

/ May 13, 2013

Ron Paul: Gang of 8 Hiding National ID Card in Immigration Reform

While his son, Senator Rand Paul, has taken most of the national spotlight away from his father, Ron Paul has not stopped advancing his "Campaign for Liberty." Ron

Chad Peace

/ May 9, 2013

The Disappearing Republican Party

Credit: etsy.com In an age of algorithms and automation, nothing is more insightful than numbers, and the conclusions derived from them. Yet, in an era when every movement in

Chad Peace

/ December 20, 2012

The Republican Brand is Dying

Credit: etsy.com In an age of algorithms and automation, nothing is more insightful than numbers, and, the conclusions that derive from them. Yet, in an era when every movement

Chad Peace

/ December 20, 2012

IVN Focuses on Examining the Big Picture

There are numerous issues that are at the forefront of our daily political dialogue: Iran, the Fiscal Cliff, Gay Marriage ... we could go on forever. Rarely, however, do we take

Chad Peace

/ December 17, 2012

This Week on IVN: Understanding the Big Picture

There are numerous issues that are at the forefront of our daily political dialogue: Iran, the Fiscal Cliff, Gay Marriage ... we could go on forever. Rarely, however, do we take

Chad Peace

/ December 17, 2012

Update: Building the IVN News Platform

It is clear that partisanship did not end on November 6th. While the negative ads have stopped, the empty one-liners keep coming from both sides of the aisle; whether

Chad Peace

/ December 3, 2012

This Week on IVN: Building the Platform

It is clear that partisanship did not end on November 6th. While the negative ads have stopped, the empty one-liners keep coming from both sides of the aisle; whether

Chad Peace

/ December 3, 2012

Top-Two Open Primary Gives Underdog Candidates Fighting Chance

The race for California's 50th Assembly District is still too close to call, but the underdog candidate is holding on to an 800 vote lead. A study conducted

Chad Peace

/ November 28, 2012

Open Primary Credited with Success of Underdog Candidate

The race for California's 50th Assembly District is still too close to call, but the underdog candidate is holding on to an 800 vote lead. A study conducted

Chad Peace

/ November 28, 2012