Editor and contributing author for IVN. B.A. in Government from Claremont McKenna College. Born and raised in San Diego. Registered Independent who leans libertarian on most issues.
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The Afghanistan War has hit the half-a-trillion dollar mark today. Launched under President Bush and intensified under President Obama, the war has lasted over eleven years. Just last month, 26 US soldiers died in this war theater, and 3 have died so far this month. Overall, since the war'
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In January, the official unemployment rate dropped from 8.5% to 8.3%, beating experts' expectations. 243,000 jobs were gained, also comfortably beating consensus expectations. The stock market (DOW) rose by approximately 1.9%. Unfortunately, not all the news was good. Digging a bit deeper, several of these
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Critics often claim that the libertarian worldview is nice in theory, but won't really work in the real world. This Christmas, Dr. Ron Paul's army of libertarian-minded supporters put this criticism to the test. Based on an official press release, grassroots volunteers collected over 12,000
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Based on the latest RealClearPolitics poll, which measures an average of multiple polls, Dr. Ron Paul is running third place in the GOP presidential primary. He's even running a close second in Iowa, based on a recent Public Policy Poll. And while charges of 'extremist', '
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As Democrats and Republicans continue to fight over record budget deficits, the Catholic Church has exhorted politicians to protect the poor and vulnerable as spending cuts are slowly enacted. While this is a noble goal, the Church's refusal to tackle the current budget-busting U.S. wars in Afghanistan,
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Dear Gallup, Seven months ago, you ran a poll which revealed that 58% of Americans and 74% of Independents supported the prospect of a third major political party. However, despite subsequent polls demonstrating near or actual record low approval ratings for Republicans and Democrats in Congress, your esteemed organization has
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The California Independent Voter Project (CAIVP) has issued a formal letter urging the Citizens Redistricting Commission to adhere to the precepts of Proposition 11, which forbids consideration of political party membership from being a factor in the redrawing of legislative, constitutional, and congressional districts. Author of Proposition 14, the recently
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According to Gallup, President Obama has been one of the most polarizing Presidents since 1953. In his first year, 88% of Democrats and 23% of Republicans approved of his performance, representing a 65 point partisan gap. This easily outranked the previous record of 52 points during President Bill Clinton'
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Last month, 31 U.S. troops died in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. 25 were killed in Afghanistan, making it the second bloodiest January since the war began in 2001, and 6 were killed in Iraq, despite President Obama having declared an end to "combat operations" in this
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Despite a $14 trillion national debt and $1 trillion budget deficits, most Americans are reluctant to cut federal spending in any meaningful way. In fact, according to a new Gallup poll, the only area of the budget in which a majority of Americans support spending cuts is foreign aid. At
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Nearly 3,000 Americans were murdered by Islamic terrorists on September 11, 2001. Since that time, 5,900 US troops have lost their lives in Afghanistan and Iraq, with over 40,000 wounded. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and suicides continue to plague the military. Economically, since the US invasion of Afghanistan
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According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the global food price index hit 214.7 in December, surpassing June 2008's record high of 213.5. From November to December alone, food prices rose by 4.2%. As a result, food riots have broken out in places such