An article to get your blood boiling over ridiculous governmental regulations disguised to protect consumers but which in reality only limits your freedom of choice as a consumer and caters to lobbyist groups working for self-interested segments of the economy.

A break from our two-party system will not be possible until the our system of party primaries and electoral rules is revamped. This requires the election of lawmakers willing to make the necessary changes– changes that would ironically demolish the dual-party power sharing architecture that allowed the lawmakers to get there in the first place.I [...]

Everyone agrees that the American voting system has flaws. Not everyone agrees on what should to be done to improve it.
One idea growing in popularity is switching to a ranked voting system called Instant Runoff Voting.
http://www.fairvote.org/
This would enable people to vote their conscience, while still casting their vote for an electable leader. I think the [...]

Did you know that May 1st is a state holiday in France? Though it is “May Day” in the US, a seldom reflected upon holiday where school children dance around maypoles, it originated as a springtime festival during ancient polytheistic times to celebrate the season of growth and fertility.
However, in European countries the beginning [...]