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If He Liked Scalia, Trump Must Rethink Flag Burning
Not that it would surprise many, but President-elect Donald Trump contradicted himself recently.Per usual form, Trump stirred up a hornets’ nest of controversy with a recent tweet, suggesting that fla ...
30 Nov, 2016
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5 min read
11 Ways You Can Help Advance Ranked Choice Voting
The 2016 elections helped to illustrate the ways in which voters are penalized by our voting rules. Voters of all stripes are deprived of a range of real choices at the ballot. Unrepresentative winner ...
29 Nov, 2016
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4 min read
Media Madness: Trump’s Post-Election Promises Under Scrutiny
With Trump’s fresh policy announcements, the mainstream media continues to speculate, and create click-bait for the masses who are eager to read all about the latest decisions from the president-elect ...
22 Nov, 2016
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6 min read
Friviolous Lawsuits vs. Consumer Protection: The Pros and Cons of Tort Reform
One of the most vexing legal and political issues in recent years has been tort reform. Typically rooted in the idea that plaintiffs in civil cases have been able to recover excess damages or force bu ...
22 Nov, 2016
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3 min read
More Than Ever, We Need George Washington's Seven Principles of Thankfulness
The first executive order ever given by a President of the United States was George Washington's decree on October 3, 1789, proclaiming a national day of Thanksgiving.Embedded in this short, roug ...
21 Nov, 2016
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3 min read
The Evolution of Journalism: How Did It Come To This?
From the Revolutionary War to the Watergate scandal, journalism has always held an important place in the political sphere. However, the concept of modern journalism can appear bleak and disappoi ...
18 Nov, 2016
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2 min read
2016 Political Upsets Mean Some Win Big
While it has no place in the USA currently, gambling on elections is rife in most European countries and no other election has ignited interest so much as the 2016 Presidential Election. Whether it wa ...
18 Nov, 2016
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3 min read
Let's All Agree On This: Stop Blocking Traffic for Protests!
There's a lot that American voters may be divided over, but there's one issue that hopefully we can all get together on and embrace a nonpartisan, obvious, and sane position. Demonstrators who have be ...
18 Nov, 2016
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4 min read
Prop. 64: An In-Depth Look at California’s Marijuana Legalization Measure
Editor’s note: This article was co-authored by Chris Micheli and Michael Daft. This article was originally self-published by the authors and has been republished on IVN with their consent.&n ...
17 Nov, 2016
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19 min read
Independent Voter Project Conference: Education a Key Piece in Economic Discussions
The Independent Voter Project’s 2016 Business and Leadership Policy Conference, an annual event with legislators, industry professionals, and policy experts, kicked off Monday with Idaho Governor Butc ...
14 Nov, 2016
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3 min read