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Now That the Senate Has Picked New Leaders, Will We Get New Policies?
With a short lame duck session to finish first, 2015 already looks like a legislative session that will be full of butting heads, dueling policies, and outside action groups …
A Sober Look at US Democracy – An Analysis
Even with millions upon millions of dollars spent on campaigning, moving Americans to the polls, particularly in a mid-term election like the recent one, is like herding cats.
Why the Right Keeps Winning and the Left Keeps Losing
The answer given by the media then, and often proffered today as well by the Democrats is, “It's the economy, stupid.”
Democrats’ “National” Silence Was Deafening
We have never seen an election where there were no 1, 2, or 3-minute national network ads blanketing the country the night before the election or in the weeks …
Google: Too Much Information, Too Much Power?
Public Citizen report details Google's ambitious technological expansions and its newfound status as one of the most politically active companies in the US.
There Was No Election
Virtually no one voted. Only 21 percent of eligible voters voted in California. Only 33 percent of the eligible voters participated in elections across the country.
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The Working Families Party Must Go
It is time to admit that leftists have no influence in the Democratic Party.
Bush Family and Its Inner Circle Play Central Role in Lawsuits Against Denton, Texas Fracking Ban
The Bush oil and gas legacy lives on and stretches from the state where the fracking industry was born all the way to Iraq.
Deconstructing Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren, with her crusade to reform finance, is the darling of many, and there is a movement for her to run for President.
Germany’s Unpaid Debt to Greece: Economist Albrecht Ritschl on WWII Reparations That Never Were
Albrecht Ritschl, professor of economic history, discusses Germany's unpaid war debts and reparations to Greece from World War II.