<div><p>The first executive order ever given by a President of the United States was George Washington's decree on&nbsp;October 3, 1789, proclaiming a national day of Thanksgiving.</p><p>Embedded in this short, roughly 500-word proclamation is an appeal for our nation to be thankful for seven basic 

More Than Ever, We Need George Washington's Seven Principles of Thankfulness

<div><p>The last ten days has been nothing but a constant buzzing in the media, rumor mills, and outright political lie manufacturers -- all ready to pounce on president-elect Donald Trump's seemingly endless potential for presidential scandal.</p><p>And while the internet is ready to give us whatev

Presidential Scandals: Why Would Trump's Presidency Be Any Different?

<div><p>While researching another article, I bunny-trailed into an obscure law pertaining to how Electoral votes are counted.</p><p>Since 1887, <a href="http://history.house.gov/Institution/Electoral-College/Electoral-College/" rel="noopener noreferrer">3 U.S.C. 15 gives Congress </a>the right to in

Congress 'Could' Keep Trump From Winning -- But Would They Want To?

<div><p>I've written many times on the <a href="http://ivn.us/tag/electoral-college" rel="noopener noreferrer">Electoral College</a>. While there are problems we should address, I'm not for the wholesale elimination of the concept.</p><p>I'll admit, I'm a center-left, cross-ballot voter. This year, 

To Those Still Upset About the Popular Vote: It's Time to Let it Go

<div><p>I'll be the first to admit, as a researcher myself, I'm a fan of statistical methods for explaining and predicting the phenomenon we see in the real world.</p><p>But with the lousy polling in 2012, mostly showing a Mitt Romney edge at the end, coupled with the abysmal projections of a Hillar

Modern Polling Died Last Night -- For Good

<div><p>Everyone has heard the grade school story of why we have elections on the first Tuesday in November. It was after harvest time, market days were on Wednesday, and people didn't want to have to travel on Sundays to get to the polls -- that naturally left only Tuesdays or Fridays as the option

Why Isn't Election Day a National Holiday Already?

<div><p>Looking at Google Ngram, the term 'manufactured outrage' is one that has evolved with the internet -- as internet usage has become more common, the concept has reached new heights of usage.</p><p>And in reality, this is part of what we have to accept with a 'free internet,' where information

'Outrage Addiction' is America's New Political Vice And It's Killing Independents

<div><p>I spent last Friday at the county courthouse training to be an election worker for the 2016 election.</p><p>Under most circumstances in my life, except for standing in 110+ degree heat in line at the Clark County Courthouse getting a marriage license, a trip to the courthouse usually conjure

Training To Be An Election Worker Reveals Just How Hard It Is To Get Away With Voter Fraud

<div><p>With only a few short days left in this presidential election cycle, it's always interesting to look at the political axioms, however odd or strange, to see how each candidate is doing.</p><p>While these axioms are not by any means determinants of the election, some have political insight --

6 Political Axioms that Could Help Us Predict the Winner of the 2016 Election

David Yee

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