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The Kurds: America's Greatest Ally in the Middle East

For all the misgivings Americans may have about the Iraq War -- its rationale, its execution, and its aftermath -- there is at least one thing of which to be

By Joshua Alvarez

/ August 19, 2014

The Kurds: America's Greatest Ally in the Middle East

Why Progressives Should Give Paul Ryan's Anti-Poverty Plan a Chance

Americans have long been presented with a false choice when it comes to social welfare. People can either expose themselves to the capriciousness of free markets and whimsical private “charity”

By Joshua Alvarez

/ August 14, 2014

Why Progressives Should Give Paul Ryan's Anti-Poverty Plan a Chance

The Forgotten Political Legacy of Aldous Huxley

November 22, 1963, we are often reminded, was the day John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated and an entire generation lost its innocence. Unfortunately, Lee Harvey Oswald’s bullets inadvertently claimed

By Joshua Alvarez

/ August 12, 2014

The Forgotten Political Legacy of Aldous Huxley

The CIA: A Radical Bureaucracy Requires Radical Reform

This was 23-year-old Khadija al-Saadi on Gawker Wednesday: “[A flight] landed at Mitiga military airport in Libya just over a decade ago. [It] was organized by the CIA and MI6.

By Joshua Alvarez

/ August 8, 2014

The CIA: A Radical Bureaucracy Requires Radical Reform

Evidence Suggest No Correlation between Business Experience and Good Governing

How many times have we heard variations of the following soundbites from enterprising political candidates: “My business experience has prepared me to be an effective leader.” “Because of my business

By Joshua Alvarez

/ August 5, 2014

Evidence Suggest No Correlation between Business Experience and Good Governing

2 States, D.C. to Let Voters Decide Fate of Marijuana Legalization

A plume is haunting America -- the plume of legal marijuana. The November ballots of two states, Oregon and Alaska, and the District of Columbia will include initiatives to legalize

By Joshua Alvarez

/ July 31, 2014

2 States, D.C. to Let Voters Decide Fate of Marijuana Legalization

Why The Israel-Palestine Two-State Solution Won't Happen

IVN contributor Michael Austin is right. So is Fareed Zakaria, the majority of Americans, their government, and the United Nations. The most viable, moral solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is

By Joshua Alvarez

/ July 30, 2014

Why The Israel-Palestine Two-State Solution Won't Happen

Does All-Mail Voting Have an Impact on Voter Turnout?

Three states -- Colorado, Oregon, and Washington state -- have all-mail voting systems in place, but if recent history is any guide, they will soon be joined by other states

By Joshua Alvarez

/ July 25, 2014

Does All-Mail Voting Have an Impact on Voter Turnout?

5 States with New Absentee Ballot Rules Voters Need to Know

As the 2014 general election season comes into view, absentee voters in some states will participate in the voting process under new rules. Here’s a rundown of new absentee

By Joshua Alvarez

/ July 23, 2014

5 States with New Absentee Ballot Rules Voters Need to Know

Harry Reid: The Most Powerful Man in Congress

The current era, dubiously named “the New Gilded Age” by more than a few journalists, is characterized not only by extreme inequality of wealth, and therefore power, but also the

By Joshua Alvarez

/ July 21, 2014

Harry Reid: The Most Powerful Man in Congress

How Well Do We Truly Understand The Politics of Millennials?

Three articles have appeared in the past week from three different sources that draw three different but interrelated pictures about Millennials and their politics. Gallup released a report showing Millennials

By Joshua Alvarez

/ July 18, 2014

How Well Do We Truly Understand The Politics of Millennials?

Where Can I Find Independent News?

One of Americans’ favorite topics to gripe about is the woeful state of American journalism. However, the angles of attack are as varied as people’s political opinions. For some,

By Joshua Alvarez

/ July 16, 2014