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http://www.opencurrency.com/ Last week, the Colorado Senate voted in favor of an important election reform bill, making the state the latest example of a nationwide trend to expand voting access. In 2011 and 2012, a number of state legislatures passed laws implementing new restrictions on voter access, including requiring voter IDs, shortening early voting periods, or making it harder to register to vote. These initiatives, often led by Republican-controlled legislatures, were more or less suc

Illinois Concealed Carry Debate Continues by Carl Wicklander Approximately one month separates Illinois from its deadline to enact some form of concealed carry legislation and the passions on both sides are heating up. We Should Stop Subsidizing Political Parties by Chad Peace Nowhere in our political system is power more institutionalized than in the pocket books of the political players. But a little discussed, and even lesser questioned reality is that the source from which the parties dra

Credit: US Navy SAN DIEGO- The US Navy inaugurated on Thursday the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35 at Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado. The Navy thus became the second military entity, after the US Air Force, to be allocated unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones. The new Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35 or "Magicians" will be used on the new Littoral Combat Ship that recently introduced in the fleet. The squadron will be made up of traditionally piloted helicopter Sikorsk

Credit: cpapracticeadvisor.com This week, the Supreme Court of California is tasked with making a decision regarding the functionality of medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. The court will hear the case of City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patient's Health and Wellness Center, which should prove a major catalyst in formulating marijuana regulations. A new bill, AB 473, introduced by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco), aims to formulate concrete legislation to which all

McCarthy's PhotoWorks / Shutterstock.com After voters legalized marijuana for recreational use in Colorado and Washington state, 2012 was considered, by many, to be a good year for supporters of comprehensive drug reform. As the debate over marijuana legalization continues, however, it is important to identify who benefits most from the war on drugs. As the number of Americans who favor marijuana legalization continues to grow, why are current efforts to reform the status quo so contested? One

(Credit: Gage Skidmore) With a spate of shootings in recent months, there are calls for tighter gun control and President Obama has political capital to spend. Getting much of what he wanted with the fiscal cliff, the president has proposed twenty-three executive orders, a practice he criticized while a U.S. Senator, to address gun policy in the event Congress does not pass adequate legislation. On the other side, Kentucky U.S. Senator Rand Paul declared on TV that the president does not have

A scandal broke out shortly after Senator Barack Obama was elected President in 2008.  It involved the then-governor of his home state and the Senate seat that the President-Elect was vacating.  Then-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was caught trying to sell Obama's vacated Senate seat.  He even tried to enlist the assistance of the incoming administration, which evidence pointed out that it quickly declined to do.  Blagojevich wanted something for that seat.  However, he was caught by the FBI,

Visual.ly and SurveyMonkey team up to bring us this interesting infographic about Americans and firearms. Recent national tragedies like the Aurora, Colorado theatre shooting and the Sandy Hook shooting have reinitiated national debate about gun control, the true meaning of the Fourth Amendment, and mental health in America. by anibalinfographics. Learn about data visualization tools.

As 2012 comes to an end, we're all scrambling to nationally recollect the top ten events of 2012. Yes, there were the London Olympics, the Giants winning the World Series and a myriad of other sporting events, plus a long-awaited royal wedding. But both international and domestic politics reigned the airwaves, dominated conversations, and were tweeted millions of times over. Ready or not, here are the top ten events of 2012, in no particular order: 10. Unsurprisingly, more money was spent in th

Another year has passed and a handful of notable media misreports along with it. One of the most prestigious journalists was caught plagiarizing another journalist’s work this year as well as one reporter's serious lack of fact-checking regarding the Aurora shooting. Perhaps the most heinous of media misreports this year was not a single event at all but the consistently uncritical examination of the 2012 election process. This list of 5 media fails of 2012 reviews the more memorable media miss