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Here's How to Defeat the 4 Biggest Threats to Democracy
During a time of deep political dysfunction in the United States, it is easy to assume that American democracy has gone off the rails, perhaps for good. But if Americans can look past the slow-motion ...
5 Most Offensive Mascots in College Sports
It was such welcome news this week when a vote taken by a small portion of the student body took aim at the San Diego State University mascot.The goal of the vote is to "finally" retire the ...
Is Donald Trump's Policies Hurting International Adoption?
In September, President Trump issued a presidential proclamation adding a number of countries to his travel ban that made headlines earlier this year. The original list of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria,...
Not About Trump: Voters Just Sent a Bigger Message in NJ and VA
Rasmussen published the results of a new survey Tuesday that showed a sizable percentage (around a third in each state) of likely voters saw the elections in New Jersey and Virginia as a referendum on...
After Rand Paul's Assault, It's Time to Say Enough Is Enough!
In a story that continues to get more bizarre as new details emerge, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), is recovering from 5 broken ribs after a neighbor assaulted him Friday afternoon while the Tea Party Rep...
Here's Why It's So Important You Get Out and Vote Tuesday
2017 is an off-year for US elections. November 7 will see gubernatorial elections held in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as house state legislative elections in the same states. There will...
Elect Independents If You Want A New Approach to the Gun Debate
Where do we even begin after Las Vegas? The shooting was so calculatingly evil, so tragic for the victims, and so sad for our nation. And yet we have been here before: after Sandy Hook, after the Orla...
Why People Hate Politicians (And Why We Can’t Have Nice Things)
The statement "all politicians are corrupt" has as much truth to it as "all Muslims are terrorists" and "all Christians are ignorant bigots."But here’s the trap in American politics: there’s one polit...
Gary Johnson Headed to SCOTUS
Focusing on whether a football player takes a knee or the president chooses to tweet about it misses a point.Our country is absorbed in partisan controversy, and the media plays right along.Kneel to f...
Race and Diversity: Schools Overhaul Curriculum after Charlottesville
Recent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, ended violently, as white supremacists clashed with counter-demonstrators, and a car driven by 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr., ploughed into a crowd fu...