Voters are becoming more independent of conventional partisan politics, and young voters in particular are getting harder to squeeze into a red or blue box.

Among the guests who will be speaking at the Republican National Convention this August is Rep. Artur Davis, who crossed party lines in 2010, abandoning the Democratic Party in favor of the GOP. The announcement came as a shock to some, as Davis was a co-chairman of President Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.

Not only are the political and media class pushing Todd Akin out, but a deadline for a decision looms.

According to Roll Call:

The current political spotlight is on Rep. Todd Akin after he made an ill-advised comment on Sunday regarding pregnancies as a result of rape. He outraged many on the Left and had Republicans quickly distancing themselves from him, including the Romney/Ryan campaign.

A new national survey by FindLaw.com found an overwhelming majority of Americans fail when asked to name even one Supreme Court Justice. This despite a busy few years of high-profile cases like health care reform and Citizens United thrusting the country's highest court into the spotlight.

According to the findings, only 1% of Americans can name all nine Justices.

The United States is exceptional, but not for the reasons you may think.