Glenn Davis

Founder of The C-Plan (2013), a bipartisan movement promoting civility, cooperation, and compromise in American politics. Quantitative researcher and owner of DataStar, Inc., a survey management firm in Waltham, MA.

Where Have All the Movements Gone?

Throughout American history, political movements have come and gone. Many of these movements have been reactionary, established after elections, events, and shifts in policies and politics. Some began in direct response to other movements, cropping up on the left or the right, often coming back full

By Glenn Davis

March 25, 2025

What The American Oligarchy Really Looks Like

Look up oligarch in a dictionary and you may find it defined as “someone who is extremely rich and powerful, especially a person from Russia who became rich after the end of the former Soviet Union.” Oligarchy is defined as “government by a small group of very powerful people.”

By Glenn Davis

February 25, 2025

What The American Oligarchy Really Looks Like

Indivisible Stands Against Trump

“…indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” So reads the Pledge of Allegiance, originally written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a socialist minister. Indivisible is also the name of a

By Glenn Davis

February 19, 2025

Where Is the Hope?

From 2013 to 2016, I authored over 40 articles published by the Independent Voter Network (IVN). I wrote to overcome the partisan divisiveness which had paralyzed our federal government. I wrote about organizations, candidates, individuals and efforts that emphasized non-partisan solutions to the is

By Glenn Davis

February 10, 2025

People Power: ACLU Steps Up Efforts to Resist Trump

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has added a new weapon in their arsenal to combat the Trump administration’s infringement on our civil rights – they call it People Power.

By Glenn Davis

March 14, 2017

People Power: ACLU Steps Up Efforts to Resist Trump

What it Means to Vote Your Conscience

Vote your conscience. Like many, I have struggled with the choices we face in the coming presidential election and the tone of the campaigns. I am increasingly disturbed and distressed

By Glenn Davis

August 18, 2016

Exclusive Interview: Gary Johnson Calls 2016 a 'Tipping Point' for Independents

Last week amid considerable speculation, former New Mexico governor and 2012 Libertarian Party presidential candidate, Gary Johnson, formally announced his bid for the 2016 Libertarian Party nomination. In an exclusive

By Glenn Davis

January 11, 2016

Exclusive Interview: Gary Johnson Calls 2016 a 'Tipping Point' for Independents

Jon Huntsman and Joe Lieberman Say America Needs to Move Past Partisan Approach to Terrorism

Since the recent attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California, “Americans are more fearful about the likelihood of another terrorist attack than at any other time since the weeks after

By Glenn Davis

December 15, 2015

Gary Johnson: One Debate Rule is Preventing Real Choice in POTUS Elections

Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and potential 2016 Libertarian presidential candidate, discussed the current lawsuit challenging the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) in an exclusive interview for IVN.

By Glenn Davis

August 3, 2015

Gary Johnson: One Debate Rule is Preventing Real Choice in POTUS Elections

IVN Exclusive Interview: Gary Johnson Says Voters Need A Candidate Not Constrained by Partisan Litmus Tests

Gary Johnson isn’t officially running for president in 2016, but he appears to be inching closer to that decision. Other than expressing an intention to run, he has not

By Glenn Davis

July 27, 2015

IVN Exclusive Interview: Gary Johnson Says Voters Need A Candidate Not Constrained by Partisan Litmus Tests

The POTUS Name Game: Why Some 2016 Candidates Are Ditching Their Family Name

Why all the buzz about whether we should call former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, "Hillary"? Or use just the familiar “Jeb” to refer to former Florida

By Glenn Davis

July 22, 2015

The POTUS Name Game: Why Some 2016 Candidates Are Ditching Their Family Name

America: The Land of the Free... Or Is It?

Freedoms of speech and the press in America are liberties guaranteed by the Bill of Rights -- vital symbols of a free society. Hence, we may find ourselves appalled when

By Glenn Davis

June 3, 2015

America: The Land of the Free... Or Is It?