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Leave Gary Johnson Alone: Let This Be The Final Word About Aleppo
I'm not a member of the Libertarian Party.I'm an independent voter.But I am a small "L" libertarian.I think our political institutions are vastly corrupt and tyrannical.I've seen all the ways over the ...
14 Mar, 2018
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7 min read
Santa Fe Ranked Choice Voting: Higher Turnout, Clearer Outcomes, Better Results
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaVYBhZTjRUVoter turnout soared. Santa Fe voters felt empowered with more choices and with a campaign wildly hailed for its civility and substantive tone. The city’s di ...
13 Mar, 2018
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5 min read
"Done Deal": SD Fire Chief Fennessy Headed For Orange County
After nearly three years on the job, multiple sources have confirmed to IVN San Diego that San Diego Fire-Rescue Chief Brian Fennessy is leaving his post for the same position in Orange County.The sou ...
07 Mar, 2018
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2 min read
Texas: Why Only 10% of Voters Matter
The nation had its first primary elections of 2018 on Tuesday in Texas. Much of the media’s focus has been on whether a “blue wave” will sweep the nation. Meanwhile, Republicans assert that Texas stil ...
07 Mar, 2018
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6 min read
The Biggest Scandal Since Watergate!
The mainstream and social media's relentless appetite for "palace intrigue" stories about Washington bureaucrats and politicians warring with each other is absolute misery for all of us at this point. ...
06 Mar, 2018
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2 min read
OPINION: American Democracy Is Dead!
Americans have to admit that our democracy -- the great experiment -- is dead. Our government does not look or function as our Founding Fathers intended. In fact, it has failed in the fundamental pu ...
05 Mar, 2018
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4 min read
Yank Her Mic: Moment My Interviewee Gets Microphone Ripped at Supreme Court Protest
I watched as the microphone I had clipped to my interviewee's coat was suddenly yanked off, and she was silenced by a well-dressed woman with the teacher's union who had approached us. We were standin ...
28 Feb, 2018
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4 min read
The Challenge To “Winner-Take-All” Launched
Beginning today, in four states across the country, lawsuits will be filed to challenge the way presidential electors are selected in America. The plaintiffs in these suits charge that the “winner-tak ...
23 Feb, 2018
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9 min read
We Won’t Solve Our Gun-Safety Crisis Until We Restore Power to the Powerless
This is a reflective piece more than a data-driven piece. I’m venturing, foolishly perhaps, into a topic that hasn’t traditionally been “one of my issues.”Of course, it’s everybody’s issue to some deg ...
16 Feb, 2018
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5 min read
Beyond The Memo: Can We Trust The FISA Court?
Friday, the White House released a controversial memo meant to provide some context to the whole Trump/Russia investigation.The Nunes memo is four pages long, and it explains many of what seem to be v ...
07 Feb, 2018
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4 min read