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The "States' Rights Party" Has a Serious States' Rights Problem
The issue of civil liberties versus states' rights has entered the forefront of the national political discussion as the White House made two announcements this week: (1) It's a states' rights issue t ...
24 Feb, 2017
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History Indicates a Rocky Road Ahead for Term Limits
True to their promise to impose term limits, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and U.S. Representative Ron DeSantis (R-FL) kicked-off 2017 by introducing a constitutional amendment which proposes limiting ...
23 Feb, 2017
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My Encounter with Ayn Rand at Fourteen
I was 14 when I saw "The Fountainhead" with Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal. I saw the film on a Saturday afternoon at the North Park Theater in the San Diego community by that name (a 10 cents trolley ...
23 Feb, 2017
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Media, White House Fight over Control of "Exactly What People Think"
On Wednesday's episode of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski made a comment that is currently making its rounds on conservative-leaning news outlets and news aggregation sites like Drudge Report:Brz ...
22 Feb, 2017
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Testimony: Maine Voters Deserve Open Elections, More Choice
I'm Joe Pickering Jr, representing Mainers for Open Elections, a new corporation. We support LD 78. Maine Voters should vote in any election without the label "unaffiliated voter." We t ...
21 Feb, 2017
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Tulsi Gabbard: A New Champion for Independent-Minded Voters?
Many independent-minded voters turned to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential election for his populist, anti-establishment message. To them, he represented the kind of statesman ...
21 Feb, 2017
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Sweden and the Media: A Tale of Two Realities
You wake up to a world divided into two realities. One reality where things are, and another reality where things aren't. In one reality, the influx of migrants and refugees into Sweden has led t ...
20 Feb, 2017
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Why Is The Media Just Now Concerned About Immigration Raids?
Updated on February 21, 2017.In the wake of President Trump's executive order that broadened the scope of undocumented immigrants subject to arrest and deportation by Immigration and Customs Enfo ...
17 Feb, 2017
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Yes, Journalists Are Out of Touch and That Needs to Change
Benjamin Disraeli, one of Britain’s greatest prime minsters, once referred to his climb to the top of parliamentary power in England as the “long greasy pole.”What Mr. Disraeli achieved then, Maureen ...
14 Feb, 2017
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Federal Judge Issues Blistering Ruling Against the FEC
Rules That Block Independent Candidates From Final Presidential Debates Now in Jeopardy; 2020 Election Could Open UpIn blunt and highly critical language, a federal judge on Wednesday blasted the Fede ...
03 Feb, 2017
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