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Confidence in TV News at New Low

Americans' confidence in television news has fallen to a new low. According to a newly-published Gallup survey, just 21% of adults state that they have a “great deal” or

By Damon Eris

/ July 18, 2012

New Bill Would Create Intellectual Property Czar

Rep. Lamar Smith, Republican sponsor of the new IPAA bill. Credit: deathandtaxesmag.com This year, supporters of digital rights and internet freedom have achieved a number of significant political victories

By Damon Eris

/ July 16, 2012

New Bill Would Create Intellectual Property Czar

Texas Defends Voter ID Law in Court

This week the state of Texas is arguing its case in support of the state's new voter ID law in the US District Court for the District of

By Damon Eris

/ July 11, 2012

Polling and Prejudice: The Third Party Presidential Vote

Recent polls show a highly competitive race between the Democratic and Republican party candidates for president. However, it appears that when polling organizations present the public with a more accurate

By Damon Eris

/ July 9, 2012

Polling and Prejudice: The Third Party Presidential Vote

Independence Day: the Redress of Grievances

Happy Independence Day! On July 4th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress. The opening lines of this document are among the most famous in the

By Damon Eris

/ July 4, 2012

Independence Day: the Redress of Grievances

Civic Illiteracy and the Two-Party System

In 2008, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute conducted a national survey testing the basic civic literacy of the American public. The poll of 2,508 individuals asked such simple questions as

By Damon Eris

/ July 2, 2012

Civic Illiteracy and the Two-Party System

Partisans Anonymous: 12 Steps to Political Independence

In our politics today, there are few things more surreal than the spectacle of professional Republicans and Democrats bemoaning the state of partisanship and polarization in our country. In such

By Damon Eris

/ June 27, 2012

Partisans Anonymous: 12 Steps to Political Independence

Is It Time to Reform the Electoral College?

Following the controversies surrounding the presidential election of 2000, in which George W. Bush lost the popular vote but won the presidency, there was renewed interest in reforming the Electoral

By Damon Eris

/ June 25, 2012

Is It Time to Reform the Electoral College?

NYC: A Silent March Against Stop and Frisk

On Sunday, tens of thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets of Manhattan for a silent march in protest of the NYPD's controversial stop and frisk policy.

By Damon Eris

/ June 20, 2012

NYC: A Silent March Against Stop and Frisk

Independent Angus King Takes Strong Lead in Maine Senate Race

A new poll commissioned by WBUR radio news in Boston finds that Independent Angus King has a commanding lead in the race to replace US Senator Olympia Snowe in Maine.

By Damon Eris

/ June 18, 2012

Independent Angus King Takes Strong Lead in Maine Senate Race

Jesse Ventura: Political Gangs Taking Over Country

Is it time to abolish the Democratic and Republican parties? Jesse Ventura thinks so. The outspoken Independent and former governor of Minnesota put forward the proposal in an interview with

By Damon Eris

/ June 13, 2012

Jesse Ventura: Political Gangs Taking Over Country

The Coming Independent Majority

There are more self-identified Independents in the United States today than there have been at any point in the last seventy years. This is just one of the findings from

By Damon Eris

/ June 11, 2012