One of the key features of Iranian government and society, is that they actually produce something like a democracy following the 1979 overthrow of the dictatorial Shah. The Iranian Majlis
The New York Times reported this weekend on former two-term Maine governor Angus King and his independent run for Senate. King's warning, “I will take note of
Though the public's confidence in the federal government has plummeted to record lows over the course of the last decade, the same cannot be said for state and
There’s a virtual trade imbalance affecting California’s vaunted state university system that’s the result of both higher costs for public education in the Golden State and a
“Control fraud occurs when a trusted person in a high position of responsibility in a company, corporation, or state subverts the organization and engages in extensive fraud for personal gain”
IVN's Deeper Look At Hispanic/Latino Issues
Hope you had a festive Cinco de Mayo!
This week at Independent Voter Network, we will take a deeper look at
According to the Pew Hispanic Center, a nonpartisan research organization, there were approximately 11.2-million illegal immigrants living in the United States in 2010. Of that 11.2-million,
It's no secret that Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul attracts swarms of young people to his events, and last night's rally at the University of California,
The simple truth about many who call themselves small government conservatives is that they favor neither small government nor conservative principles. A case in point is the recent Rasmussen survey
Proponents/Funders of Proposition 29: American Cancer Society, the Lance Armstrong Foundation
* According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking costs Californian taxpayers $9 billion a year in
Yesterday my esteemed colleague, Mike Abrams, wrote a piece recommending a ban on direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising as a remedy for prescription drug abuse in the United States. As
When the nation's farmers started experiencing labor shortages last year they didn't know what to expect for the future; for many, the situation was without precedent.