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In SOTU, Obama Fails to Address State of the National Debt

Issues and priorities change in Washington with the wind. Each president faces criticism and has to paint an optimistic veneer on his speeches to point out that work is still getting done.

Remember the Solyndra, Fast and Furious, IRS, NSA, and VA scandals? The point is that there is a lot to work through before something gets accomplished and that requires the president and Congress to work together. However, the national debt is something the wind has yet to blow away.

Third Circuit to Hear Oral Argument Challenging Closed Primaries

Oral argument in the case

Balsam, et al. v. Guadagno is set for March 17, 2015, before the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. At issue in the case is whether the fundamental right to vote applies to the primary stage of the public election process.

7 Key Topics To Pay Attention to During the 2015 State of the Union

President

Barack Obama will deliver his sixth State of the Union on Tuesday, January 20, and has made this article a great deal easier to write by laying out his plan in advance – covering such issues as higher education, cyber security, and trade.

Kansas SOS Kris Kobach Proposes Reforms to Strengthen Parties, Not Elections

Kansas Secretary of State

Kris Kobach has submitted two new election reforms to the Kansas Legislature that are a direct response to the 2014 U.S. Senate race, where Republican incumbent Pat Roberts was almost defeated by independent Greg Orman.

Political Landscape Opens Door for Independent in 2016 Calif. Senate Race

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer’s (D-Calif.) decision not to run for re-election in 2016 was kept under wraps until she decided to announce her intentions in early January in a

YouTube message sent out to supporters. Even her good friend, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), expressed her shock and emotion over the announcement when she found out during a press conference.

Michael Moore Calls Snipers Cowards -- And Who Really Cares?

Filmmaker Michael Moore got the Twitterverse buzzing on Sunday when he tweeted that snipers are cowards. Conservative and pro-military users on Twitter and media outlets responded by giving Moore exactly what he wanted: attention.

From American Jobs to the Banking Industry: Who Will Unusually Low Oil Prices Hurt Most?

Two weeks ago, I took an immense amount of criticism in the comments section on both the IVN page and Facebook site for the article, 3 Reasons Why Lower Gas Prices Are Not A Good Thing.

8 States Where Party Registration Lags Behind Independent Registration

Independent voters are the fastest growing voting bloc in the U.S. The number of people who self-identify as neither Republican nor Democrat has been on a steady

incline since 2008.

Language in Anti-Abortion Bill Divides House Republicans Ahead of Vote

As the country marks the 42nd anniversary of the

Roe v. Wade decision, the Republican-controlled 114th Congress has introduced several pro-life bills that have some calling this the most pro-life Congress in history. One particular bill, however, has led one GOP congresswoman to try to delay a vote.

Two Myths of "Muslim Violence"

We are all familiar with the rough outlines of the narrative: Followers of Islam commit terrorist acts in numbers far out of proportion to their representation in the human family. They blow stuff up, behead Christians, and kill cartoonists all because their holy book, the Qur'an, instructs them to convert or kill all unbelievers. As Fox News commentator Brian Kilmeade put it recently, "not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims."