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SCOTUS Hints Partisan Open Primaries May Be Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court might be headed toward a major decision regarding partisan open primary elections. In two court cases, the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively, have challenged the c...
Libertarian Party Fights Back Against Duopoly Nationwide
The Libertarian Party continues to bask in a historic election year, gaining party status and ballot access in more states in 2016. The general platform of fiscal conservatism and social liberalism/to...
Politicizing Pedophilia: Milo Yiannopoulos is Not a Pioneer of Pedophilia Jokes
Milo Yiannopoulos, the flamboyant, former Breitbart editor and spokesperson for the Alt-Right, was confronted with an attack coming from the social conservatives on his own "right" side of the politic...
Iowa Libertarian Party to Have Major Party Status in 2018 Elections
The 2016 election was the gift that keeps on giving for the Libertarian Party. The Libertarian Party of Iowa (LPIA) will soon officially be given major party status, allowing libertaria...
The Pros And Cons of Keeping a Progressive Tax System
When political leaders discuss tax reform, they often refer to "progressive taxation." What does this term mean? What pros and cons does this type of tax structure offer today?Toward a Concept of Inco...
Snowflake Nation: Partisan America's Boycott Addiction
#BoycottBudwiser. #DeleteUber. #BoycottNetflix. #BoycottStarbucks. #BOYCOTT.These are just a few of the latest hashtag campaigns aimed at boycotting businesses in retaliation for uncouth political ent...
Legislators Introduce Bill to Establish Open Primaries in Maine
After the citizens of Maine voted ‘yes’ to establish Ranked Choice Voting in the state, the legislature is now working on a bill that would introduce statewide open primaries to the electoral process....
Increasing Voter Turnout Means Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is
This was just one of the compelling statistics discussed on Wednesday, February 1 at the very first forum hosted by the newly-founded California Latino Economic Institute (CLEI), which is a colla...
"Napoleon Is Always Right": Trump, Truth, and the Origins of Totalitarianism
"In an ever-changing, incomprehensible world the masses had reached the point where they would, at the same time, believe everything and nothing, think that everything was possible and nothing was tru...
Partisan Gerrymandering is One Step Closer to the Supreme Court
In a move likely to upset Democrats and Republicans at the national level, a federal court-panel has enjoined Wisconsin state officials from using existing district maps and ordered the state to redra...