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5 Presidential Candidates Who Embellished the Truth About Their Past
The questions Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is currently facing about a supposed full scholarship to West Point is a reminder that politicians have historically embellished or outright ...
7 Ways Ranked Choice Voting Can Empower Your Voice in Elections
Election Day 2015 has come and gone, and voters in cities in six states again found that they were not limited to marking only one candidate, but had the ability to rank the candidates in order of cho...
As In Sports, Home Field Advantage Goes A Long Way in Presidential Politics
As is usually the case in the months leading up to presidential primaries, national focus has centered around polling in early primary states to determine which candidates are soaring and which are ta...
Marco Rubio: The True Front-Runner of the GOP?
Despite Donald Trump's consistent lead in most polls and Ben Carson's lead in Iowa polls, another Republican presidential candidate is increasingly being called a front-runner by the press.Ross D...
OPINION: Nobody Wants to be The 'Next Nader'
If you are a political guru, you might want to watch An Unreasonable Man. The film covers the rise and fall of America’s most vociferous and successful consumer advocate, Ralph Nader, during his ...
One Year Later: 6 Reflections of an Independent Author
I have been writing for IVN since the summer of 2014. Though my academic background is in political science, I can confidently say I have learned more about American politics in this one year ...
CNN Snubs Only Woman in GOP Field Despite High Poll Numbers
There was general consensus among the public that Carly Fiorina won the first GOP "happy hour" debate and the poll numbers showed it. Now, even with high poll numbers, Fiorina is at risk of being rele...
Do Multi-Member Districts Improve Representation in State Legislatures?
While Congress has twice mandated the use of single-member districts (SMD) for electing members of Congress (once in 1842 and again in 1967), state legislatures are at liberty to determine how their r...
Promoting Equal Representation: Ranked Choice Voting a Top Priority for One POTUS Candidate
Prominent legal scholar and political activist Larry Lessig has entered the 2016 race for the White House. Joining Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O’Malley for the Democratic nomination, L...
Does Trump's Non-Loyalty Oath Strengthen His Independent Cred?
As much as Donald Trump called "foul" on tough questioning in the Fox debate, including the Big Question about whether everyone was committed to supporting the Republican nominee, from the point of vi...