The one argument about Social Security that draws in more conflict than any other is: does Social Security contribute to the deficit?

For all of the drama, the answer is pretty simple. Social Security contributes to the deficit that is specifically constructed to include the revenue and expense of Social Security. The system does not add to the deficit that is specifically constructed to exclude Social Security from the calculation.

The latest headlines on nonpartisan voting rights from across the nation. Enjoy.

In our first installment, we addressed the general philosophy of the Sanders campaign and in the second, we covered the first four planks of Bernie's Agenda for America. We'll move right on to #5.

A bill proposed by Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) calls for a mandated 40-hour workweek for all members of Congress while they are in Washington.

House Resolution 457 states that it seeks to amend “the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that the House be in session at least 40 hours each week other than a week that is designated as a district work period.”

A recent Gallup poll took a closer look at the political differences that define the Urban/Rural divide -- this time by how both sides tend to perceive the economy.

Jimmy LaSalvia has always identified himself as a conservative, but in 2014, the influential consultant and party activist officially left the Republican Party.

On July 24, 2015, Greg Dorsey filed a lawsuit against the Maryland State Board of Elections, arguing that the state's requirements for independent ballot access for a Senate seat are unconstitutional. Dorsey claims that those who run as unaffiliated candidates are faced with unfair requirements that violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S Constitution.

Independent candidates for president aren't the only ones who have to deal with rigged debates and a flawed system that uses polls to determine access to the stage.

... neither shall they learn war any more. -- Isaiah

Outside of the U.N. Building in New York City, there is a powerful depiction of Isaiah's vision of humanity beating their swords into plowshares under a coming (at least from Isaiah's perspective) godly rule.

Ironically, this statue was given to the U.N. by the Soviet Union, a Cold War jab at the fact that the world's "Christian" nation was leading the nuclear arms race.

US. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), elected in 2010 after five terms in the House of Representatives, may be facing a challenge from within his own party.

James Marter, a 52-year-old computer analyst with no political experience, is formally challenging the incumbent. In a campaign leaflet, Marter says he is running because: