Paul Rieckhoff

Paul Rieckhoff is an independent activist, Army combat veteran, 9/11 First Responder, host of Independent Americans, and President and founder of Independent Veterans of America (IVA).

Opinion

Gallup: Independent Voters Hit 45% – So Why Does the Political Establishment Keep Pretending They Don’t Matter?

Gallup released its latest identification numbers, and independent voters are now 45%. Nobody disputes the data. But there are competing opinions as to what the data means.

Opinion

Mamdani, Lander, and Other Partisan Extremists Just Took a Bite Out of NYC’s Democracy

The partisans, unions, and party bosses have won again. Independents, veterans, working people, young people and democracy have lost again.