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On Moderation
On Moderation
Editor's Note: The following is a speech given by Steve Peace in 1998 along with additional supporting documents from research and extracted passages from earlier drafts of the speech. He believes wha ...
26 Jan, 2021
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26 min read
On Moderation
On Moderation
Without the tempering influence of moderation, the public face of politics is dissolved into banal drama. Extremists engage in theatrical behavior by demonizing their foes in bitterly careless terms.
26 Jan, 2021
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26 min read
Guilty Parties: Our Elections Have Been Stolen; Just Not How You Think
Guilty Parties: Our Elections Have Been Stolen; Just Not How You Think
Do American voters have a stronger theft case? For years both parties have done their best (or worse) controlling our public American election system. Are they the real guilty parties?
25 Jan, 2021
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4 min read
Guilty Parties: Our Elections Have Been Stolen; Just Not How You Think
Guilty Parties: Our Elections Have Been Stolen; Just Not How You Think
Editor's Note: This op-ed originally appeared in the Maine Voices section of the Portland Press Herald and has been republished on IVN with permission from the author.‍Until now, no American ever ...
25 Jan, 2021
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4 min read
The Perils of Extreme Minority Rule on Display in Kansas Amendment Fight
The Perils of Extreme Minority Rule on Display in Kansas Amendment Fight
‍“Our frustration as a group, as mostly unaffiliated voters or voters who only affiliate with a party because we have to in order to fully participate in Kansas elections, we feel like we should not h ...
21 Jan, 2021
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9 min read
The Perils of Extreme Minority Rule on Display in Kansas Amendment Fight
The Perils of Extreme Minority Rule on Display in Kansas Amendment Fight
A group of Kansas lawmakers are proposing a monumental change to their state constitution -- an amendment that by law would have to go before voters if approved by the legislature. Advocates of it though want to put it on the ballot when the least number of voters participate.
21 Jan, 2021
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9 min read
The Conversation on Election Integrity Neither Party Wants You to Hear
The Conversation on Election Integrity Neither Party Wants You to Hear
Election integrity became a hot button issue during and in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. It is a phrase voters have heard a lot since November 3, as Donald Trump and many of his supporters claim widespread fraud took place that denied him re-election.
15 Jan, 2021
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28 min read
The Conversation on Election Integrity Neither Party Wants You to Hear
The Conversation on Election Integrity Neither Party Wants You to Hear
Election integrity became a hot button issue during and in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. It is a phrase voters have heard a lot since November 3, as Donald Trump and many of hi ...
15 Jan, 2021
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28 min read
Another Tea Party Is Brewing: This One Will Be Stormier
Another Tea Party Is Brewing: This One Will Be Stormier
“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain
30 Dec, 2020
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17 min read
Why California Should Learn from Maine and Not Alaska on Electoral Reform
Why California Should Learn from Maine and Not Alaska on Electoral Reform
Looking at our recent polarized presidential elections — and even the politicization of wearing masks (to combat COVID-19) — it’s easy to say that the partisan divide in our country has never been gre ...
28 Dec, 2020
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8 min read