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Bipartisan Duo Seeks to Cut Lifeblood of DEA's Cannabis Eradication Program
A pair of U.S. congressmen are seeking to cut off funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s "Domestic Cannabis Eradication / Suppression Program."The program is funded through controversial as...
No, The U.S. Is Not To Blame for the Refugee Crisis
As the refugee crisis in Europe gains more attention, commentators have been asking (and answering) the question, who is at fault? One answer has been provided by Ben Swann of Reality C...
The First Amendment You Know Was Not The One Proposed by the Founders
We all know that the Bill of Rights enshrined in the Constitution contains ten amendments. However, it is less well known that the Bill of Rights sent to the states for ratification originally contain...
CNN Snubs Only Woman in GOP Field Despite High Poll Numbers
There was general consensus among the public that Carly Fiorina won the first GOP "happy hour" debate and the poll numbers showed it. Now, even with high poll numbers, Fiorina is at risk of being rele...
The Story Behind Why You Have to Pay for Party Primaries
As Bob Conner reported for IVN in 2014, New Jersey’s independents spent approximately $100 million to pay for primaries in which they could not vote between 2000 and 2013. The obvious question is...
The GOP's Race Problem Goes Back to the Mad Men Era
"Now we'll be stuck with Goldwater," quips Roger Sterling of AMC's Mad Men, referring to recent news of Republican candidate Nelson Rockefeller's marriage to a divorcé 18 years his junior. Roger...
Opinion: Governor Hogan Must Stand By Voting Rights in Maryland
According to the Sentencing Project, an estimated 5.85 million American citizens today are denied the right to vote because of state laws that prohibit voting by people with felony convictions.The Mar...
The DEA Doesn't Care About Guilt or Innocence... It Just Wants Your Money
The Washington Post recently shared the story of Joseph Rivers, an aspiring businessman with dreams of hitting the big time. He set out for Hollywood with $16,000 in life savings, hoping to start his ...
Why is Social Media Such a Kiss-of-Death Politically?
The past few weeks have been full of social media faux pas, embarrassing countless politicians and organizations and costing at least one person her job. Politicians, especially national level ones, h...
Run For America Action Searches For New Generation of Nonpartisan Leaders
Common Sense Action (CSA), a grassroots network of college students who are working to formulate methods through which Generation Y may traverse the many onerous political and economic challenges that...