On April 14, 2014, IVN contributor Mac Vanandel presented a well-argued point about the free market of ideas and how it is inherently part of the free market of
This month’s sharply split decision of McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission has once again renewed interest in the history of campaign finance reform in our republic.
The history of
As immigration reform stalls in the U.S. Congress with little hope of any movement in the 2014 election year, immigration reform advocates have shifted tactics to both state-level
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”—Thomas Jefferson
When he wrote these words to William Stephens Smith in
The world’s largest democracy has recently begun its 5-week election cycle. The sheer length and size of India's elections are astounding: six weeks and nine stages
The Baby Boomers: we now find ourselves approaching the exit side of the revolving door. But, we didn't just enter the theater as passive viewers. Rather, we heartily
The California primary elections are less than two months away, June 3, and a tight race in the state's 52nd Congressional District (San Diego) is expected between the
"To help liberals understand (and be civil to) conservatives."
"To help conservatives understand (and be civil to) liberals."
"To help everyone understand libertarians, who are
Politico reports that Democratic incumbent Rep. Raul Ruiz (CD-36) raised $430,000 in the first quarter (Q1) of 2014 and has $1.5 million on hand. This gives him
When one hears of genocide, most often the Holocaust comes to mind first. Some of us are old enough, though, to remember such atrocities in Bosnia, Kosovo, and Rwanda in
Alleged targeting by the Internal Revenue Service may still rile some conservative groups, but the real scandal could lie with a sophisticated phone scam that has bilked taxpayers out of
Shawn Griffiths