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15% Of US Senate Receives Majority of Donations from Non-Individuals

Welcome to the 2013 Crony Capitalist Awards: Senate Edition. For these awards we define crony capitalism as the disproportionate influence by special interests (non-individuals) on elected officials. One of the

By Jonathan Denn

August 9, 2013

15% Of US Senate Receives Majority of Donations from Non-Individuals

Unpacking a Doable Citizens United Ruling Solution

Credit: sumofus.org Anywhere else in society if you took money from people you had a fiduciary responsibility to otherwise serve it would be a crime, and you could have

By Jonathan Denn

July 17, 2013

Unpacking a Doable Citizens United Ruling Solution

Nationwide Fair Redistricting Would End Gerrymandering

credit: Votecitizens.org Gerrymandering has become a prevalent hurdle to meaningful political participation across the country (with few exceptions, including California*). The duopoly at their finest: if you can’t

By Jonathan Denn

June 26, 2013

Green Energy Projects Already Have Defined Paybacks

Credit: Reddit.com A solar panel on every sunny roof: both conservatives and liberals are in favor of investing in America—the only debate is what we can afford and

By Jonathan Denn

June 19, 2013

Green Energy Projects Already Have Defined Paybacks

Pesticides May Threaten Global Food Supply

Most people have heard about the old practice of the canary in the coal mine. Before humans went down in a new mine, a canary in a cage would be

By Jonathan Denn

June 13, 2013

Pesticides May Threaten Global Food Supply

NDAA Poses Threat to Women's Military Rights

credit: Daily Banter Military men and women are not afforded the same whistle-blowing rights as civilian men and women. Furthermore, the award-winning documentary film The Invisible War claims that a

By Jonathan Denn

June 6, 2013

NDAA Poses Threat to Women's Military Rights

Stock Act Loopholes Open Spousal Side-Doors

Empty House of Representatives // credit: westorlandonews If you’re a red or blue duopolist—life is good. About half the time your party is in power, and the other half

By Jonathan Denn

June 3, 2013

Stock Act Loopholes Open Spousal Side-Doors

Should The U.S. Be Subsidizing Obesity?

There is little-to-no controversy that eating a nutritious diet is healthy. We have a healthcare crisis in this country that is getting worse—not better. So, why does the federal

By Jonathan Denn

May 29, 2013

Should the US Drug and Marijuana Prohibition End?

In the last Congress H.R. 2306 was co-sponsored by Barney Frank and Ron Paul. It would have ended the federal marijuana prohibition leaving it to the States to decide

By Jonathan Denn

May 22, 2013

Should the US Drug and Marijuana Prohibition End?

How Do We Close Crony Capitalism's Tax Loopholes?

Whether you’re a limited government or big government advocate, whether you believe in less taxes or more taxes, whether you’re a procyclical deficit hawk, a counter-cyclical deficit dove,

By Jonathan Denn

May 15, 2013

How Do We Close Crony Capitalism's Tax Loopholes?

The Second Most Important Electoral Reform

Credit: Rama Ask a nonvoter why they don't vote, and they will reply something like, "my vote doesn't count anyway, nothing ever changes." And

By Jonathan Denn

May 7, 2013

The Second Most Important Electoral Reform

Who’s Reenacting the Constitutional Convention on Twitter?

Disclaimer: It was suggested I go up for the role of John Dickinson “Penman of the Revolution” because of my desire for consensus (what I call the GREATER Overlap.) It

By Jonathan Denn

May 4, 2013