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Mexican Army troops during a firefight in Michoacan // Credit: AP MexicoThose old enough to remember Prohibition in the United States remember it as a controversial and violent era.  The passage ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR4nn3B_XM4Former 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 ...

Image credit: defense.govLeaders from across the Department of Defense and Veteran's Administration came together last week at the Military Health System Research Symposium to discuss the state of men ...

On three separate occasions, I have had the opportunity to speak with Ted Cruz in person. This was before he became the junior U.S. senator from Texas and during a time when he was growing in populari ...

The partisan battles in North Carolina are extending their reach into the court system.Over the past year, the Republican controlled legislature, aided by a Republican governor, Pat McCrory, enacted a ...

Dear IVN Readers,While much of the mainstream media is covering the same old stories with tired talking points, check out some of the discussions on IVN, like:The Alternative Minimum Tax is ...

Credit: Calin Tatu / Shutterstock.comCalifornia is the only state that does not have an official oil severance tax, but an initiative cleared for circulation could create the tax. Revenues are intend ...

anthonyturducken / FlickrLast week, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a magistrate judge's 2010 ruling that made cell phone data constitutionally protected from government intrusion ...

There is an idea, a myth if I may, that gets more attention in the mainstream media concerning the reasons behind political gridlock in Washington than any other explanation. It is an idea that says i ...

Can legislation on technology ever reflect the fast-paced nature of the digital frontier? Credit: readwrite.comIn a push toward increased privacy in the social media realm, Washington became the most ...