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What Are the Different Types of Primary Elections?
Primaries first began in the early twentieth century as a response to increasingly strong party control over elections. At the time, voters wanted a larger say in who would be chosen as their candidat...
5 Online Resources To Help Make You a More Informed Voter
Numerous polls have revealed that there is widespread ignorance when it comes to politics. In 2012, a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center found that less than half of those surveyed knew where...
Taxpayers Continue to Flee States with Heaviest Tax Burdens
United Van Lines (UVL) is one of the largest moving companies in the United States. Each year since 1977, UVL has issued a study of interstate migration patterns. This study reports the share of outbo...
4 Ways Independent Voters Can Be More Independent
Independent voters like to do their thinking outside the narrow confines of false dichotomies and established paradigms. They don’t like their choices made for them, they’re weary of a deba...
Will a 51st State Be Created through Secession?
Secession, a word common 150 years ago, is once again gaining steam in several states. In the quest for a government that is more representative of the people, groups of different ideologies want to b...
Virginia Race for Governor Highlights Need for Competitive Primaries
http://youtu.be/-CDohsX-sloVirginia's gubernatorial contest is the election to watch in 2013 Not only is it attracting more national media attention on the Democratic and Republican candidates, but th...
Healthcare.gov: What Happens When Politics Trumps Policy
This weekend brought more than a modicum of clarity to what happened behind the scenes in the run-up to the Oct. 1 launch of Healthcare.gov.In a devastating story, Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilper...
Robert Sarvis: Virginia's Most Successful Libertarian Candidate in 50 Years
Virginians once again face the choice of selecting a governor as the November 5 gubernatorial election creeps closer. While the Democrat and Republican candidates are going through the motions as migh...
In Big Win for Defense Industry, Obama Rolls Back Limits on Arms Exports
The United States is loosening controls over military exports, in a shift that former U.S. officials and human rights advocates say could increase the flow of American-made military parts to the world...
Constitution in the Digital Age: Facebook Likes Now Free Speech
Your Facebook Like is now legally protected speech Photo: MashableWhether you "like" it or not, Facebook "likes" are considered to be a vital component of free speech protected under the First A...