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With the new fiscal year upon us, and Congress still bickering about Obamacare as a condition of passing a stop-gap measure, military members, their families, veterans, and DoD civilian employees are facing the stark reality of having to perform their duties with no idea when they will see a paycheck.To be clear, military members and veterans will eventually be paid their contracted salaries and benefits, but the key word is eventually. Civilian defense department personnel may not even be that

It's become routine now. Not long after news breaks of a mass shooting words like "gun control," "gun free zones," and "Second Amendment" begin to float around. We never have a serious conversation after such tragedies because the debate is always reduced to basic talking points that come without thorough consideration. The obvious questions are ignored. Instead, we get the same debate between people like conservative commentator Dana Loesch and CNN personality Piers Morgan. And when I say the

Federal Reserve Building in Washington DC // credit: wikipedia The line to be the next Federal Reserve Chair got one person shorter Sunday when former treasury secretary Larry Summers withdrew his name. The term for current FED chair Ben Bernanke expires January 31, 2014, and the Obama administration's first pick is no longer in the running. Summers cited the inevitable contempt that would follow his nomination as cause for his withdrawal: "This is a complex moment in our national life. I hav

Credit: Flickr Poverty is increasingly becoming a deterrent to academic achievement. Research indicates that 46.2 million Americans, or about 15 percent of the population, lived in poverty in 2011. Nationally, 22 percent of children live in poverty. The Educational Testing Service (ETS), providers of the GRE and TOEFL tests, released a report cautioning that both federal and state government entities must shore up inequality gaps in order to save America’s most disadvantaged students from fall

via John J. Kruzel Motorcycle riders outside the National Mall in Washington, D.C., during the 20th Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom, May 27, 2007. // Credit: Defense.gov Thousands of bikers roared into Washington D.C. Wednesday, to protest a rally organized by the American Muslim Political Action committee (AM PAC). The response was brought on by AM PAC’s choice to hold their ‘Million American March Against Fear’ on September 11, 2013. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr-7oKW3TUU The march wa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR4nn3B_XM4 Former Congressman Dr. Ron Paul held his second Ask Me Anything (AMA) Thursday on the social media network, Reddit. Timed to coincide with the launch of the liberty-minded politician's 'Ron Paul Channel,' which debuted last week, the AMA drew over 3,500 comments in the first hour. Dr. Paul answered questions with the user handle RonPaul_Channel. Within two hours the retired politician answered 36 questions. Predictably, questions of the 2016 president

Image - Left: Candidate Ro Khanna / Right: Congressman Mike Honda Incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative Mike Honda has been a popular fixture in the House of Representatives since his first election in 2000. He has not been seriously challenged for the seat since, usually drawing upwards of 70 percent of the popular vote each election. This does have its advantages for constituents. A well-liked representative allows for less time campaigning and fundraising, and more time in the capitol.

Four out of five Americans disapprove of Congress'  attempts at serving its nation, a recent study found. This year marks Americans' lowest confidence in Congress since 1973, which amounts to a 10 percent approval rating. Partisan gridlock is the main culprit for this new low in congressional trust, with 28 percent agreeing that their approval rating was determined by this factor. The second reason given was "failure to accomplish anything or make decisions." At 21 percent of respondents, perce

Dan Thornberg / shutterstock.com Bipartisanship is met with glee in the hyper-partisan atmosphere of modern politics. Congress being at its most divided point in history, a bipartisan agreement is usually a sigh of relief for many Americans. However, this thankful fervor is not all it is cracked up to be. Bipartisan agreements often do more to mask alternative viewpoints than they do to bring about meaningful compromise. Here are six top issues on which bipartisan agreement means no discussio

Credit: Autoblog.com Driverless cars are quickly becoming a reality thanks to Google's recent investments in the technology. It seems that driverless cars can only improve life for everyone involved, but, financially, driverless cars raise a few questions. In fact, the perceived loss of jobs from driverless vehicles has led some to believe the switch to them could be widely rejected, with their ire stemming from the simple fact that many jobs will become obsolete. A number of people believe d