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On Sunday, November 9, former congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) published a post on The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity's website, discussing the political ramifications of the 2014 midterm elections. Ron Paul made it clear before the results came in on Tuesday that he believed that no matter who secured control of the Senate on election night, nothing was going to change because the major parties have a monopoly on the U.S. political process. "Yes, power shifted, I wrote. But the philoso

During every midterm and presidential election year, traditional media outlets pull out their electoral maps that paint every congressional district in a deep shade of red or blue, depending on who is currently the incumbent and who is expected to win in that election. Most of the time, if a district is a toss-up, it will not be colored in at all. While traditional models for electoral maps do not accurately represent changes in voter preferences, there is one map that shows the tragic reality

The split between Democrats in the U.S. Senate and Republicans in the U.S. House has caused more than a little tension in the legislative process, which is Congress’ job. That division, no matter how democratically it was conceived, resulted in bills from one chamber not getting the attention they deserve in the other.If the Republicans win back the Senate, more than a dozen bills will be unlocked from legislative limbo and resurface with broad conservative support. The media is mostly discussi

Problem solving and uncompromising virtues are mutually exclusive, but in politics they lead to a new level of dysfunction. That was a reason why moderate Republican Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine, and other lawmakers that came before and after her, resigned. When the House and Senate pass bills that don’t have a chance to pass the other chamber and become law (or repeal a law), the general public doesn't see anything but inaction. Try to imagine a less politicized Congress and White House whe

According to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL), lotteries drew in $78 billion and doled out $19 billion in 2012. Lotteries have not slowed down in recent years, but when consumers have a chance to become an instant millionaire that really is not shocking. State lotteries are in 43 states, plus D.C., with over 200,000 retail locations. The chance at winning a Powerball jackpot is 1 in 175 million. In this multi-billion-dollar business, people are eager to t

As we wrap up Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and as the VA health care problems linger on, it has become tragically apparent that more and more veterans are feeling like they have nowhere to go and can't get the help they need. So, they choose to end their lives. In some cases, those suicides can be attributed to veterans being ignored by the VA. There have been many accounts of veterans committing suicide outside of VA clinics, not only to end the pain and suffering that seemed endles

Without issuing an actual opinion on the law itself, the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday granted an application to stay a district court's ruling that would have blocked controversial early voting legislation in Ohio. The law in question, passed by a Republican-controlled legislature and signed into law by Republican Governor John Kasich, cuts early voting by a week, from 35 days to 28 days. The 5-4 split is one people who follow the Supreme Court have grown accustomed to under Rob

The air was a little tense as witnesses began testifying at the first open hearing the House Select Committee on Benghazi held on Wednesday. The five committee Democrats seemed weary of the ongoing debate and stuck to questions about security effectiveness. Lurching forward in their seats at times, the seven committee Republicans looked eager to pick fights and uncover evidence of wrongdoing, somewhere, anywhere. But the committee didn’t always retread old ground or air new accusations. Inste

'The New Economy' is striving to make capitalism local, moral, and green. Three main tenets will take us there, according to the New Economy Working Group: ecological balance, equitable distribution, and a living democracy.The movement sees its efforts as a course correction to an economy that has become unstable through environmental destruction, concentration of wealth, and political corruption. The prescription offered by the new economy is to shift toward democratized capital and environmen

The shooting death of an unarmed black civilian by a white police officer this month has made Ferguson, Mo., a flashpoint for some of the most divisive issues in America today. Reports show that Michael Brown, 18, died after Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson responded to an emergency call. Accounts about what happened vary, but an autopsy showed that Wilson reportedly discharged his weapon six times. Since then, Ferguson has seen protests, riots, looting, curfews, and even more death. The crisis