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Few quid pro quos are as apparent as when McDonald’s CEO, Ray Kroc, donated $250,000 to President Nixon in 1972 in return for an exemption from price control that allowed McDonald’s to raise ...

United States Senate seats from Kansas have comprised of a constant stream of Republican politicians since George McGill (D) lost his re-election bid in 1938. Kansas is considered, at least in nationa ...

It’s no secret that the Keystone issue is a political powder keg. Neither is it a secret that it’s a controversial topic pitting two traditional foes: environmentalists versus big oil. Very murky ...

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 ...

A law that would have meant a DUI conviction if you had trace amounts of THC in your blood failed in the California Legislature last week.AB 2500, by Assemblyman Jim Frazier, would have meant you coul ...

A national discussion regarding the state of civil rights in the U.S. exploded after racial comments made by Clippers owner Donald Sterling were made public, followed by news that he has been banned f ...

There is considerable news in the press about setting the minimum wage at $10.10 per hour. Recently, Connecticut became the first state to pass this as the minimum wage. Is this the answer? Or is the ...

"All politics is local." - former House Speaker Tip O’NeillThe Village Square is about as local and as grassroots as an organization can get, taking a very bottom-up approach to problem-solving. They ...

There are people in the world who have sincere religious objections to taking their clothes off in public places while total strangers stuff money in their underwear. These people should not become st ...

Once again, Arizona is back in the headlines, and once again, it's caused a national uproar.As the same-sex marriage debate continues to snowball in the public square, the Grand Canyon state now waits ...