Steve Hough

Steve Hough is the Co-Chair of Florida Open Primaries, a grassroots organization dedicated to supporting Amendment 3 for nonpartisan primaries in Florida. He is also Director of Florida Fair and Open Primaries.

Why Sanders' Free Tuition Plan Is A Major Leap in the Right Direction

As I previously argued that Bernie Sanders’ proposal for a universal single payer health care plan needed work, his proposal for tuition-free college is also on the right track,

By Steve Hough

March 7, 2016

Don't Let Superdelegates (or Anything Else) Scare You Out of Voting

After Bernie Sanders’ decisive win in the New Hampshire primary, a brouhaha has erupted over the delegate count. More specifically, the role of superdelegates has been highlighted, and many of

By Steve Hough

February 16, 2016

Though Headed in the Right Direction, Bernie's Health Care Plan Has Major Flaws

I love Bernie Sanders, and I recognize the need for universal single payer health care. I love that Bernie is still pushing for it, because “Obamacare” is far too expensive.

By Steve Hough

January 18, 2016

Poverty Is More to Blame for Baltimore Riots than Racial Tension

Another man dies at the hands of police under questionable circumstances. Protesters fill the streets, but their pleas are overshadowed by violence, looters, and the responses required to maintain law

By Steve Hough

April 29, 2015

The Income Tax is Not Rocket Science -- Rocket Science is Easier

We don’t have a revenue problem; we have a spending problem. We hear this repeatedly, but we actually have both a spending problem AND a revenue problem. As a

By Steve Hough

April 15, 2015

Will White House Respond to Calls for Nonpartisan Primaries?

Gerrymandering. Acrimonious partisan rhetoric. High-dollar campaign financing. Systematic barriers to full participation by minor political parties. Bipartisan support for international trade agreements, perpetual war, and the national security state.

By Steve Hough

April 1, 2015