The U.S.-backed war on drugs has been linked to sociopolitical upheaval, mass violence, and widespread political corruption in Mexico and other countries in Central and South America.

David Nuffer ruled Wednesday that Utah cannot force political parties to allow non-members (e.g. unaffiliated voters) to participate in "their" primary elections, striking down the open primaries provision in SB54.

Republican strategist Rory Cooper posted this political jab at the Democratic Party on Nov 4:

Regardless of whether these are actual factual numbers (they do seem to be), he's definitely pointing out a growing concern in Democratic circles -- i.e. an inability to create vast 'coat-tail effects' during national elections.

On November 3, the Maryland Redistricting Reform Commission proposed a plan that would allow an independent committee to draw legislative districts. Under Maryland’s current system, the governor and legislature decide how electoral districts are drawn, and the new commission would disallow any politician from participating.

The plan was approved 9-1 by a commission appointed by Gov. Larry Hogan to determine a new method of drawing legislative districts.

As the host of my own radio show, I have the privilege of discussing important matters with some of the most wonderful minds - and people - in the country.

One of my favorite interviews - and certainly one of the most important for the future of our country - is my first with Jeffrey Tucker.

Why I Gave Up Meat

I remember the day I decided that I would become a vegetarian. It came while watching the documentary Life in a Day – in particular, the scene in which a cow receives two shots to its skull from a bolt gun (the first one didn’t kill the cow and only made it panic and flail in its narrow metal pen).

Unless you live in the east, you may never have seen the Morning Joe show on MSNBC, or know its stars Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, because it airs on the Pacific Coast from 3-6 am.

After 10 months of bluff, dishonesty, and delay, the organization that manages the fall presidential debates, the grandiosely titled Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), last week issued its "selection criteria" for 2016.

They're the same as they've been for the past two decades.

In South Dakota, a handful of 2016 ballot initiatives call for sweeping changes in the state's electoral system. Three amendments to the state's constitution have been proposed, detailing reforms to primary elections, political redistricting, and campaign finance laws.