US Politics

Libertarians have many different visions of what a libertarian society should look like but getting to any one of them means marching down the same path together.

Martha Washington, the wife of the first president of the United States, George Washington, established many of the customs that were followed by First Ladies for generations in the White House. Starting from scratch, she defined the role of First Lady.

Bipartisanship does not necessarily mean pandering to GOP representatives more interested in politics than the desires of their own constituency.

With the apparent shift in policy the last four years, perhaps it is time to rename the Grand Old Party. Here are some suggestions...

Politics is always about power, wealth and ego. When any of those desires can be obtained through war politicians will pursue war. Libertarians want to change that.

The Non-Aggression Principle against coercion, intimidation and fraud is the ultimate expression of compassion because libertarians apply it unselfishly to everyone.

Skeptical Libertarians have learned to take from their existence in the real world that which works, recognize what doesn’t work, and apply the result to their lives.

Has a strong polarizing force caused American's moral compasses to read in the wrong direction? Learn how to do a self-check on your beliefs if you feel that you may have wandered off course.

Amanda Gorman made history for being the youngest poet laureate at a Presidential Inauguration.

Kamala Harris has three luxury residences, but as of January 20, 2021, she has a different address.

We all—each and every American—owe a debt of gratitude to the greatest President in our history, and we should also be grateful for how his presidency came to an end.

Volunteerism belongs in the party platforms of both Republicans and Democrats as a solution to the social problems of the United States. But both parties have lost sight of this important part of American exceptionalism.

Most people might not know that Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris is connected to several major world religions in her personal life.

The GOP likes to say they're fiscally responsible and that Democrats like to "tax and spend". When the actual data is analyzed, we find Republican administrations have been "tax cut and borrow" and the largest contributors to the deficit.

Free market capitalism is in a fight for survival against corporatism, a political ideology in which big corporations and big government collude for mutual benefit

After four years of being the worst president in modern history, Donald Trump is showing us why he should never be considered for any political office ever again.

Since the spread of COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a household name. Most people know something about the nation's top infectious disease expert, but there are plenty of interesting things most people don't know about him.

Donald Trump ran for a second term but failed to be reelected. How he will be remembered is dismal. COVID, lies, and inexperience are his legacy.

Debates are not always the most honest. Many individuals took to social media to express their disapproval of Senator Harris and her claims during the debate. Let's take a look at some of those claims and compare them to the facts.

Some people are born with a spark of individualism, others find that spark later in life, but it’s that special spark that separates individualists from collectivists.

In 2016, a fractured Democratic Party and a disliked candidate handed the presidency to Donald J. Trump. This time around, it's the GOP in disarray.

Women have always been active participants in the Modern American Libertarian Movement. Maybe they’re just not all being counted in those “Where are they?” surveys.

This article is about Donald Trump's use of the Power of Positive Thinking and how he misuses it to play in his sometimes-make-believe world as President of The United States.

A brief opinion of why the public seems to have deserted Trump in the upcoming election.

How politicians win elections by building a straw man, then knocking it down.

When a man’s quest for vengeance turned epic.

The divide of liberals in conservatives is brought up constantly in the United States' media. There is a common misconception that liberalism is leftist. In this article, I explain why liberalism is not left-wing.

The recent revelation that Russia offered the Taliban bounties for American soldiers exposes a major deficiency in the White House.

Philosophically, ideologically, politically collectivists hone in on the universality of human nature while libertarians focus on the individuality of human nature.

Shaun McCutcheon changed history with his lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission. Politics has never been the same.

Just a common person having the basic cognitive ability to distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate formal and official discourse.

Citizens United v. FEC fundamentally changed the definition of citizenship leading to ever more corruption and partisanship.

Andrew Cuomo follows in the footsteps of his late father Mario Cuomo, the 52nd Governor of New York. Brother Chris Cuomo is a CNN journalist.

After the chaotic rollercoaster ride of the last four years of a Republican administration, the American people, traumatized and fearful, were looking for stability. Turns out Joe Biden provided a calming and steady leadership to a nation in turmoil and clinched the presidency.

Gambling odds-makers have given Bernie Sanders a higher probability of beating Trump in November than Joe Biden, were Sanders to become the Democratic nominee. At the same time, concerns that recent Biden's gaffes indicate the onset of early-stage dementia have broken out into the open.

This is a review of facts you might not know about Joe Biden's voting record and beliefs, including revealing quotes and under-reported controversies. Even back in 2008, it's possible that Biden was chosen as Obama's VP in part to appease closeted white racists who were afraid of a Black president.

The validity of Biden's victories on Super Tuesday has been questioned due to information from exit polls. Long wait times at the polls in California and Texas may also have skewed the results of the election. Many factors were acting against Bernie, while the media exaggerated Biden's successes.

This was the second-to-last debate before the Democratic nominee for President of the United States was selected. The tenth Democratic debate demonstrated the pressure under which the current candidates were operating.

Bernie Sanders is being painted as a dangerous socialist, but ironically, he is one of the few US senators who strongly opposed the current law to allow the military to detain US citizens indefinitely, without charge or trial, if the executive branch claims they are "associated" with terrorism.

The acquittal of Donald Trump opened the door to the Democrats to take over the Senate. The reason is that many Republicans and Independents wanted witnesses at the sham trial, and their Trumplican Senators told them to take a hike. The question is, did they like being ignored?

Why are the Democrats upset with Michael Bloomberg spending so much money to win the primaries?

Analysts are aghast at a recent General Accounting Office report that the Pentagon was forced to make up to $35 trillion in "accounting adjustments," more than the entire size of the US economy, in 2019.

Many people do not use their real names except on legal documents. Celebrities change their names all the time. Did you know that Ivanka Trump, Prince Harry, Sasha Obama, and Whoopi Goldberg go by names that were not given to them at birth?

Elizabeth Warren's inclusion policies belittle the very people they're intended to help. If Warren truly has faith in the downtrodden minorities she’s championing, then her course of action would only consist of mitigating those factors that prevent workforce diversity.

Politicians hold important offices and have more responsibility than most others in society, but that doesn't mean they are invulnerable and without fault just like us. They have families, feelings, goals, dreams, and nightmares. Treat them like it.

The reason the Republicans don't want to have witnesses called is simple.

Many are beginning to understand that their elected officials and political parties are not working for them and do not have their best interests at heart. No, it's not the Alamo, but there's a reason why so many American citizens were on guard, holding the line and very active in this past election

As polarisation quietly destroys democracy, the principles of graded exposure therapy could help reverse our deepening divide in favour of egoless compromise.

Who will win the presidential election in 2020? The Keys to the White House is a system created by historian Allan Lichtman to predict presidential elections. The system has correctly predicted the winner in every election since 1984 and retrospectively fits all "modern" elections since 1860.

Donald Trump will forever be known as an impeached president. It is up to the Senate to determine if he will be removed from office.