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Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul announced on his Facebook page and Twitter account that he has taken the Senate floor to begin his filibuster of renewing the PATRIOT Act, specifically provisions in Section 215 that are set to expire at the end of the month. Check out the live footage of Paul's filibuster here. https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/601079082676318208 1:15 pm ET - Rand Paul takes the floor by saying, "There comes a time in the history of nations when fear and complacency allow pow

While media attention has surrounded the events in Baltimore, the Obama administration has taken part in the negotiations of a Trans-Pacific Partnership involving 12 countries: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam. The countries involved comprise around $27.7 trillion in gross domestic product (around 40% of the global GDP). A successful implementation of this partnership would result in about $110 billion per cou

The media is obsessed with Hillary Clinton -- especially now that she has officially launched her 2016 presidential campaign. Unlike Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and soon Marco Rubio, Clinton didn't host a big event or make a major speech at a carefully chosen venue with a name that the candidate wants to be associated with -- like Liberty University or the Galt House Hotel or Freedom Tower. No, Clinton made her announcement in a two-minute video on social media, claiming she will be the champion for ev

Editor's note: This article has been updated to be more up to date with the current presidential administration. Updated on January 20, 2017. When Donald Trump is sworn in on January 20, 2017, he will officially be the president with the least experience entering office in modern history. It is not rare to see political novices run for high office, but their much broader success in winning support is a more contemporary trend. Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Marco Rubio, all young senators with littl

Libertarian Party Platform Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson was the 2012 Libertarian Party candidate for President of the United States. Johnson placed third in the general election, garnering over 1,275,000 votes; the next closest finisher -- Jill Stein of the Green Party -- received less than 500,000. The success and growth of the Libertarian Party reflects a corresponding decline in registration of voters aligning with the Democratic and Republican parties. Libertarians have party af

I was impressed to find such a far-reaching conglomerate of individuals at the National Conference of Independents in New York City, which took place during the weekend of March 13-15. Illinois, California, Maine, Maryland, New Mexico, Virginia, Oregon, Mississippi, Colorado, Kentucky, New York, Arizona, and the list could go on and on. We all know that New York City is not cheap, let alone travelling from the other side of the country, but we were primed and ready for a fine weekend of events.

Solar power has arrived. With the average price of solar cells down by 60 percent since 2010, the industry is responding to market demand. According to a study from researchers at Cambridge University, photovoltaics will soon out compete fossil fuel energy even if oil prices drop to $10 a barrel. Needless to say, the major utility companies are not happy. Utility companies, in their current form, are facing what is becoming a struggle for survival. Consumers and businesses are choosing solar p

There is an ongoing lawsuit attempting to close Montana’s open primary system. This lawsuit is being joined by the Montana Republican Party. State Republicans support closing their primaries because they argue Democrats and other nonmembers have been influencing their elections for years. "One example given during the state GOP’s meeting to make the case for joining the lawsuit was a vote in the state House of Representatives ... in which some Republicans supported an amendment to House procedu

Privacy has been a major concern for the American public in the last several years, primarily because of leaked or released information about government projects involving collecting information about civilian activity. Concerns about the government keeping records of movements, Internet searches, and even conversations have prompted some states to pass legislation to enhance personal privacy protections. On January 26, new information regarding a program called the License Plate Recognition In

President Barack Obama addressed an array of foreign policy issues in his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, including the ISIL threat, a resurgent Russia, and his policy changes toward Cuba. However, in a sprawling speech to lay out his policy agenda for the next two years, he also did not address some of the most pressing issues of the past year. Here are some of the most striking ones about the U.S.’s role on the international scene. * Central America: Obama barely touched on immigration