On Wednesday, the Supreme Court denied the Montana Republican Party's request to close the 2016 primaries to registered members of the party.

We should always look to our past to gain wisdom and insight into our political future in America.

The election of 1920 was a lackluster election, America was tying up the loose ends of WWI, the Progressive Era was coming to a close, and our economy was uncertain, if anything.

But the remarkable thing about the 1920 election was Warren Harding's campaigning spiel. It wasn't about making America great again or fighting for you; instead, it was a calm call for a 'Return to Normalcy.'

The Arizona Republic reported Wednesday that Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is calling on the state to open its presidential primary to independent voters. The announcement comes after tens of thousands of voters were forced to cast provisional ballots on Tuesday, many of which will end up not being counted, because the voters are not registered members of the Republican, Democratic, or Green parties.

The Electoral Integrity Project recently compiled a comprehensive ranking of 139 countries based on the overall quality of their election practices, taking into account factors such as campaign finance rules, overall vote count, and voter registration procedures. The United States ranked 47th out of 139.

A week ago I told you about the Democratic Party’s superdelegate problem.

Donald Trump. Barring a contested convention or maneuvering from the party leadership to block him at the Republican National Convention, Trump remains the odds-on favorite to win the nomination.

This leaves one major question, who will Trump pick to be his running mate?

Donald Trump has certainly talked a big game when it comes to foreign policy. After making a series of bold promises to "destroy ISIS," "take jobs back from China," and force Mexico to pay for a wall along the southern U.S. border, campaign spectators have been waiting on the Donald to take the initial step of building a team of advisers capable of delivering on his campaign rhetoric.

In political folklore, as well as Star Trek geekery, there's the old adage: Only Nixon could go to China.

Nixon was a strong president and made the right call. China was ready to open its doors to American trade, and for at least the first several decades we prospered greatly from this new trading partner.

Cuba's 12 million people are unlikely to form such a huge trading partnership, but Obama's political stroke of genius was one of geopolitics -- both far and near political ramifications of finally ending the Cold War in the Western Hemisphere.

A debate featuring many of the candidates seeking the Libertarian Party created some ruckus within libertarian inner circles.