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After Iowa, There Is Hope for the Millennial Generation
After Iowa, There Is Hope for the Millennial Generation
Since the early days of Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, my social media feed has been filled with a menagerie of Bernie-themed GIFs, clickbait, news, and statuses. On Facebook and Twitter it ha ...
02 Feb, 2016
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5 min read
Lessons from Iowa: Filling Stadiums is Fine, But Don't Forget Your Ground Game
Lessons from Iowa: Filling Stadiums is Fine, But Don't Forget Your Ground Game
Both Bernie Sanders (D) and Donald Trump (R) have had rock star appeal in the realm of politics this cycle, filling stadiums and venues with people eager to hear their message.But while these people m ...
02 Feb, 2016
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2 min read
Iowa Caucuses: A Lot of Media, Not Much Democracy
Iowa Caucuses: A Lot of Media, Not Much Democracy
THE IOWA CAUCUSES CONSUMED NATIONAL MEDIA, especially the Republican race. They spent oodles of money, time and personnel to cover this first-in-the-nation “primary.”The cable networks, Fox, CNN, and ...
02 Feb, 2016
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2 min read
Exclusive Interview with Jeffrey Tucker on Liberalism, Liberty, Life and Love
Exclusive Interview with Jeffrey Tucker on Liberalism, Liberty, Life and Love
The first interview I ever did on my radio show with Jeffrey Tucker was so compelling and, for want of a better word, important, that he and I immediately decided we would have to do a second, to expa ...
02 Feb, 2016
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27 min read
Let's Be Honest, Does Voting Even Matter in the Current System?
Let's Be Honest, Does Voting Even Matter in the Current System?
The first rule of Voting Club is that we do not complain unless we have voted. The second rule of Voting Club IS THAT WE DO NOT COMPLAIN UNLESS WE HAVE VOTED!The cliché saying goes, “If you don’t vote ...
02 Feb, 2016
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4 min read
Can Running as an Outsider Within the Two-Party System Change the Game?
Can Running as an Outsider Within the Two-Party System Change the Game?
Is the two-party system dissolving before our very eyes? Is the nation witnessing the breakdown of the political process, as we know it? We are in one of the most fervent presidential contests to take ...
02 Feb, 2016
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6 min read
OPINION: The Irrationality of Iowa and N.H. Going First in Presidential Elections
OPINION: The Irrationality of Iowa and N.H. Going First in Presidential Elections
NPR and other media outlets have aired interviews with Iowans on why Iowa always gets to go first. Who goes second gets far less coverage, but the same logic presumably applies. If what some Iowans sa ...
01 Feb, 2016
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4 min read
Don't Understand How The Iowa Caucus Works? Here's A Quick Explanation
Don't Understand How The Iowa Caucus Works? Here's A Quick Explanation
On Monday, February 1, at 7 p.m., representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties will congregate in each of Iowa's 99 counties to cast their support for candidates from their respective pa ...
01 Feb, 2016
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'First Budget' Report Finds Candidates Fall Short on Plans To Deal With The Federal Debt
'First Budget' Report Finds Candidates Fall Short on Plans To Deal With The Federal Debt
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new assessment of 2016 presidential candidates by First Budget, a joint initiative of the Campaign to Fix the Debt and The Concord Coalition, fin ...
28 Jan, 2016
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3 min read
Obama a Future SCOTUS Justice? It May Not Be As Far-Fetched As You Think
Obama a Future SCOTUS Justice? It May Not Be As Far-Fetched As You Think
"...and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, [The President] shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the Unit ...
28 Jan, 2016
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3 min read