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Barriers remain too high for Independents
Is there anyone less popular today than a sitting politician? Well, yes. Someone else’s politician. Today’s generalized numbers about Congress, the President, Democrats and Republica...
Principles over personality in the Tea Party
One of the most important contributions of the Tea Party movement to American conservatism is arguably its subordination of partisan politics to the actual mechanics of public policy. But to succeed a...
The Tea Party Could Resurge by Taking on The TSA
Compared to the feeling in 2009, when enraged citizens swarmed to demonstrations in cities all across the country and showed up en masse to shout down their Congressmen during some town hall meetings,...
Supreme Court: California must release inmates to relieve overcrowding
Late last year, we reported on the appeal of Schwarzenegger v. Plata to the Supreme Court where oral arguments were heard. In the lawsuit, a special panel of three federal judges ruled that California...
A frank discussion of the Fourth Amendment and civil liberties
From police actions, to court rulings, to the impending renewal of key provisions of the Patriot Act next week, the debate over the Fourth Amendment, its meaning, and its relevance could not be any mo...
Federalism and marijuana policy in California
A battle between the town of Isleton, California and federal prosecutors over medicinal marijuana cultivation perfectly illustrates the stakes involved in the Tenth Amendment debate. Earlier this mont...
Rand Paul offers Tea Party alternative to GOP's ten-year budget plan
Today, Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) will be unveiling the establishment GOP's ten-year plan to make $6 trillion in spending cuts. Critics are already calling the proposal "radical," but Senator Ran...
The Tea Party Goes to Washington
Book review: The Tea Party Goes to Washington by Rand Paul with Jack HunterIn the early days of Rand Paul's campaign, back when it was just an exploratory committee, there was only Rand and his campai...
Ron Paul's Liberty PAC raises over $700K in one day
"The revolution is alive and well." That's what The Politico reporter Andy Barr wrote this Tuesday in his article summarizing the extraordinary fundraising feat Congressman Ron Paul's supporters pulle...
Independents gather for national conference in New York City
On Saturday, hundreds of Independents from across the country gathered in New York City for the CUIP’s National Conference of Independents entitled, “Can Independents Reform America?” The con...