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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 years in which the government in Washington violates its own charter, the U.S. Constitution, and hardly even tries to keep up appearances anymore that it is even trying to follow its own laws. I've seen all the ways in which state and local governments steal money from their states' econom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaVYBhZTjRU Voter 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 diversity will be reflected in its elected officials. And Santa Fe has a new mayor who has the support of a landslide majority of the city’s voters rather than a low plurality. Last week's historic Santa Fe municipal voting – the city’s first with ranked choice voting –proved a resounding and drama

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 sources spoke on the condition of anonymity and came from within City Hall as well as the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. The Orange County Fire Department Public Information Officer told IVN the deal will likely be finalized pending a background check and stated "the Board will meet to discuss th

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 still has a deeper shade of red than any other state. But there is something very important missing from the conversation: Whether a Texas voter is Republican, Democrat, independent, or a member of a third party, the meaningfulness of his or her vote depends on the party he or she belongs to. That is

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. Stop doing this to us. No one really wants this. Some people are just addicted to it. And I can't understand why, because it's just awful. It's boring. It's stupid. It's always clickbait. It just sucks. The mainstream media should definitely take some responsibility for this. Just because people

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 purpose it was founded for -- to respond to the will of the people. As a nation, we have found ways to subvert the will of the people by reversing how the voting process works. The use of gerrymandering has allowed those that run for office to select who will vote for them. Partisan gerrymandering has

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 standing in front of the Supreme Court having a conversation about free speech and unions. My interviewee was also a teacher's union supporter - but she wasn't supposed to talk. She was bewildered and so was I. Let that sink in. THE CONFRONTATION Oral arguments kicked off in Janus v. AFSCME on Monday

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-take-all” system—the system by which the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state gets all of the electoral college votes in that state—violates both the 14th Amendment’s principle of “one person, one vote,” and the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. A Republican in California, no less t

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 degree, as we all see the news and experience a bit of the heart-wrench of the individuals, families, and communities who experience the unthinkable tragedy of a shooting, especially mass shootings. We feel the fear of it hitting our own homes or communities; we feel the pain of how deeply difficult

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 very questionable actions by the Department of Justice and the FBI in how they got their hands on FISA warrants on Trump campaign officials. But more than just this case, this memo backs up what civil libertarians have been screaming about for years. And begs the question—can the FISA court system