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How Professional Journalism Reinforces Partisanship
It is quite well known by now that there is two-party dominance in the United States because of the first-past-the-post (FPTP) -- or plurality -- electoral system. Third parties can have an unintended ...
04 Jun, 2014
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7 min read
Psychological Effects of Poverty Just As Bad As Physical
For the 46.5 million Americans living below the poverty line, 16 million of which are children, life has become a consistent struggle. This struggle does not simply begin and end with monetary concern ...
23 May, 2014
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3 min read
VA Scandal One More Problem of Accountability for Obama Administration
The hits just keep coming for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. For weeks, stories of the deplorable policies and procedures in place at VA Medical Centers across the country have continued to ...
20 May, 2014
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6 min read
Reforming the Electoral College to Be More Inclusive to Voters
The way we elect the president and vice president in the U.S. is quite unique compared to the way we elect every other elected office. We don't elect them directly. Instead, we vote for electors who t ...
19 May, 2014
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5 min read
While Troops Struggle with Pay Cuts, Members of Congress Want Higher Salaries
Service generals and former acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Christine Fox testified before a Senate panel in February that military members were ok with the proposed budget cuts to pay and benefits ...
13 May, 2014
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5 min read
Madison's Religious Test: The Supreme Court vs the Non-Cognizance Doctrine
As anyone who has read my book knows, I do not consider “original intent” a legitimate principle of Constitutional interpretation. Constitutions, like most laws, are the products of compromise and neg ...
05 May, 2014
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4 min read
5 States Likely to Become Battleground States by 2016
Presidential politics are all about numbers, from campaign spending, third party interest funding, and electoral votes (EV). Battleground states, by definition, shift the winning side every 4 years or ...
30 Apr, 2014
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4 min read
A Brief History on Campaign Finance Laws: 1787 to the Rise of Corporations
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 campaign finan ...
17 Apr, 2014
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4 min read
Academics Help Us Understand How Best to Bridge Political Divisions
"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 often ignored because the ...
16 Apr, 2014
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5 min read
Democrats and Republicans Cater to Partisan Bases in Wage Debate
President Obama signed an executive order on Tuesday designed to address the male/female pay gap among federal contractors. On a related note, Senate Democrats pushed to open a debate on the Paycheck ...
10 Apr, 2014
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5 min read