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The fact that early voting is even a contentious issue in America today tells us a great deal about how poisoned our politics has become; how untethered it often can seem  from sense and sensibil ...

Historical perspective can be marvelous for whatever ails you—especially if what ails you is the belief that things are worse in America today than they have ever been. This is almost never true. In t ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGmiw_rrNxkWednesday, a coalition of hundreds of organizations, whistle blowers, and civil rights leaders unveiled a video (above) opposing "suspicionless surveillance ...

  Concerns about rising tuition and how students can afford to finance their major investments in post-secondary education are widespread. Solid insights into these questions require accurat ...

With its last two former governors arrested, Illinois has become a political punch line. As if to throw more fuel on the fire, a 2011 report found that 14 Illinois counties had more registered voters ...

In 2011, Wisconsin state budget and accounting issues actually got so exciting they brought reminders of protests from the 1960s and 1970s.  The 2011 debate centered on how the state would approa ...

(Credit: nationaljournal.com)With the US Congress returning to debate and vote on authorization to intervene in the Syrian civil war, at least one representative has drawn a primary challenge over hi ...

The "Under God" Controversy"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." (1892)It sounds familiar to many of us, but ...

  (Credit: blogs.e-rockford.com)This week in Illinois, Bruce Rauner, a venture capitalist and Republican candidate for governor, will be introducing a platform of term limits in Illinois. Accordi ...

Demand, meet SupplyAmidst some disenchantment with both major political parties, the chart above shows, when looking across the 50 states, the share of votes earned by candidates that were not either ...