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An Independent Voter's Guide to Commenting on Facebook

Here's one aspect of the independent ethos that guides how I think about politics, and what I think about: Whatever I'm not allowed to talk about,

By Wes Messamore

February 8, 2018

An Independent Voter's Guide to Commenting on Facebook

George Washington: THE Independent OG (Original Gangsta) of US History

In this new series, Independent OGs, writers at IVN News will chronicle the lives and exploits of independents throughout history – or as we are calling them: Independent O.G.s

By Wes Messamore

February 5, 2018

George Washington: THE Independent OG (Original Gangsta) of US History

State of the Union Addresses Are Stupid

Sound the Independent Thought Alarm! We've got a live one here! It's funny that you won't hear just about anyone say it anywhere else,

By Wes Messamore

January 31, 2018

Everything No One Is Saying About Russian Bots on Twitter

Hello fellow independent voters! This is your weekly Independent Thought Alarm: Hashtag Russian Bots Edition. In case this is your first time reading Independent Thought Alarm: These are thoughtful missives

By Wes Messamore

January 29, 2018

Everything No One Is Saying About Russian Bots on Twitter

12 Ways Political Parties Are No Different Than Cults

Hello my fellow independent voters and friends, and thank you for reading another one of my articles that just might get you escorted off the premises for making an earnest

By Wes Messamore

January 26, 2018

12 Ways Political Parties Are No Different Than Cults

7 Ways Donald Trump's Solar Panel Tariff Is NOT Conservative

On Monday, Donald Trump imposed a 30 percent tariff on imported solar panel technology, mostly targeted at Chinese solar panel manufacturers whose prices have become dramatically more competitive in recent

By Wes Messamore

January 24, 2018

7 Ways Donald Trump's Solar Panel Tariff Is NOT Conservative

Shutdowns Are Stupid

Happy Monday fellow independent voters! Hope you had a great weekend and are anticipating a good, worthwhile, productive, and imminently enjoyable next week of your life, and if you'

By Wes Messamore

January 22, 2018

As Establishment Dems Attack Chelsea Manning, Will She Attract Maryland Independents?

It was probably only a matter of time before one of the very most politically relevant– and therefore most controversial – individuals of our day would run for a seat in

By Wes Messamore

January 17, 2018

As Establishment Dems Attack Chelsea Manning, Will She Attract Maryland Independents?

Vermont Makes History with Marijuana Legalization Bill

Vermont is poised to become the 30th U.S. state to legalize marijuana for medical or recreational consumption, and the first state to legalize adults’ possession and limited cultivation of

By Wes Messamore

January 11, 2018

Vermont Makes History with Marijuana Legalization Bill

50 Reasons to Bail Out of the Two-Party System and Become an Independent Voter

1. The two-party system came into existence at a time when people were still writing on paper with feathers dipped in ink. 2. And partisanship is as antiquated as that

By Wes Messamore

January 8, 2018

50 Reasons to Bail Out of the Two-Party System and Become an Independent Voter

AG Sessions To Unleash Federal Prosecutors on Legal Marijuana

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxbWiKKj1MY Video Source: CBS News The Associated Press reported Thursday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions is rolling back the Justice Department's policy

By Wes Messamore

January 4, 2018

AG Sessions To Unleash Federal Prosecutors on Legal Marijuana

Blue States Go to War with Washington over GOP Tax Bill

In the wake of the Republican tax reform bill, which has been hailed by supporters as the most significant revision to the federal tax code in 30 years, many Democratic

By Wes Messamore

January 2, 2018

Blue States Go to War with Washington over GOP Tax Bill