Voter turnout in America is like a limbo contest - How low can you go?  We can raise the bar with Online Voting.

A consistently sad truth about U.S. elections is that most eligible voters don't vote. A few weeks ago, a Los Angeles mayoral race yielded a whopping 20% voter turnout.  In my town last week, the school budget vote brought 11% of the taxpaying voters to the polls.  How about your town?

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In reaction to the many restrictive laws passed in 2012, there has been an influx of new laws to enhance voter participation in 2013. However, in Wisconsin, the voter ID law battle is back.

Governor Jerry Brown and his Democratic company have now devised three budget proposals in California to work toward completion.

If you’re a red or blue duopolist—life is good. About half the time your party is in power, and the other half you get to feed off capitalist crumbs. Kurt Vonnegut told the story of the concentration camp prisoners who divided up the day's meager loaf. All the captives were emaciated except the person who divvied up the bread—the crumb-winner.

After much debate, the Illinois General Assembly passed a concealed carry compromise plan ahead of the June 9 deadline.

Technology has undoubtably made our lives easier. The Internet provides us a constant flow of information, laptops allow us to take that information on the go, and smartphones enable us to share it with all the people we know, and even some we don't.

It has also played a critical role in the political sphere, with politicians increasingly signing on to Twitter and Facebook to connect with their constituents. Americans nationwide are responding in the form of tweets, likes, and hashtags, with civic engagement in the digital age on the rise.

Technology has undoubtedly made our lives easier. The Internet provides us a constant flow of information, laptops allow us to take that information on the go, and smartphones enable us to share it with all the people we know, and even some we don't.