These days, in ‘the West,’ we don’t give the existence of political democracy a second thought. It seems perfectly natural. When the modern idea of democracy was being debated
Several weeks ago, ISIS issued a threat against military members and their families, saying that their jihadist supporters would seek them out and kill them where they live. When asked
I have been surprised this week by how many of my friends and acquaintances are actually Islamic studies experts. Since the Charlie Hebdo shootings, I have talked -- online or in
This is the 20th article of the Looking to the Founders series. Looking back at this series, I've discussed a wide variety of topics, from daylight saving time
The possibility of renewed U.S.-Cuba relations makes one wonder something about history: has opening up a communist country's market led to more freedom for its citizens?
Polls suggest young voters’ preferences, in regards to both candidates and policies, have become more socially liberal in the past 15 years.
Millennials: The Politically Unclaimed Generation, a report released
On Saturday, the Montana Republican Party's State Central Committee voted overwhelmingly to
join a lawsuit that seeks to close the state's primary elections. Many Republicans expressed
I would like to propose a political movement titled the
American Reformation of 2016.
The Republican Party implemented a similar strategy in 1994 called the Contract With America. The success
The 114th Congress is now in session and the environment is decidedly Republican. The GOP took control of both chambers of Congress after the midterm elections, in which only 36
In an effort to undo certain gun control legislation, one Kentucky Republican with an independent streak may face opposition from within his own party
On Tuesday, U.S. Representative Thomas
Judging from the comments on my most recent post, a non-trivial number of IVN Facebook followers believe that the United States should lead the way in eradicating Islam from
