Last week, in Turkey, sailors from the USS Ross were accosted by a group of protestors from Turkey's Youth Association, a left-leaning group with a less-than-favorable opinion of the United States. The protestors shouted "Yankee, go home!" at the sailors, threw balloons filled with red paint at them and forced bags over their heads before the sailors were able to escape and return to their ship.

With the November election a few weeks removed, voter turnout statistics have poured in from around the country. While projected to be significantly below the national average, voter turnout in California for the 2014 midterms may end up surpassing the national average once all ballots are counted.

Maine’s gubernatorial elections are familiar ground for independents. Just ask Angus King, two-time independent Maine governor and now independent U.S. Senator. This year’s race kept up with tradition. Independent Eliot Cutler ran once again after losing the last election by less than two percentage points to now Republican Governor Paul LePage.

Independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders gave his take on the results of the 2014 elections in an interview with Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central's Colbert Report on Monday.

A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy. --attrib. Alexander F.

Late Tuesday, the Senate voted against debating the USA Freedom Act of 2014. The legislation failed to garner 60 votes -- the threshold necessary for cloture. The final vote was 58 in favor to 42 opposed.

The bill was lauded by supporters as an attempt to reign in the expansive surveillance programs of the National Security Agency (NSA).

Debate over states' rights and the rights of the people goes as far back as the 18th century. Today, that political discussion is alive and well in the form of a struggle over gerrymandering. This term, the Supreme Court will hear Arizona State Legislature v.

A projected total of $3.6 billion was spent during the 2014 midterm election, according the Center for Responsive Politics. According to the Supreme Court, unlimited spending on elections is protected speech under the First Amendment, leaving the floodgates open for high-wealth individuals and organizations to assert their interests.

Last week, the 10th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition served as a backdrop for high-level meetings between China and Pakistan discussing greater military (especially air force) cooperation between the two countries.

On Thursday, November 13, I published an article in an attempt to explain what net neutrality is and to explain the general concerns of those who support the implementation of net neutrality rules. After looking at the responses to the article, I have concluded that most people support net neutrality. Who should ultimately be responsible for protecting a free and open Internet is where people disagree.