Every two years, independent and "third" party candidates for various offices scramble to get their names on ballots around the United States.

Every two years, those candidates come up against — and many of them fail to overcome — "ballot access" obstacles custom-made to produce the Republican/Democratic monopoly on political power.

WASHINGTON DC (June 11, 2020) — The Rutherford Institute delivered a strongly-worded rebuke to President Trump and members of his administration for invading, seizing, and occupying church property in violation of longstanding prohibitions against government encroachments on the free exercise of religion.

Every few years, some particular instance of a pervasive phenomenon — police violence in the form of unjustified or at least highly-questionable killings — "goes viral" with the result that America's cities explode in protest.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 10, 2020) — Governor Reynolds has signed a new proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency. The proclamation, effective at 8AM on Friday, June 12, 2020, continues to ease restrictions on businesses and extends other public measures until Thursday, June 25, 2020.  It still encourages all vulnerable Iowans, in all counties, to continue to limit their activities outside of the home.