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By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 31st, 2020 “When a population becomes distracted by trivia, when cultural life is redefined as a perpetual round of entertainments, when serious public conversation becomes…

By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 30th, 2019A fascinating study on the drive to create a direct popular election of the U.S. president was quietly released last month, by the Congressional…

By Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 26st, 2019* A note: On Mar. 31st, the Spark promised to deliver this article to our readers on Apr. 5th. Since we are only now…

By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 31st, 2019Will anyone get to see Donald Trump’s tax returns? For a man who loves to brag about his supposed financial acumen, he seems strangely…

By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 28th, 2019The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) runs the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), which operates a massive health-care system serving almost 9 million veterans…

By Cliff Montgomery – Jan. 31st 2019For over 40 years, U.S. policy has officially declared that Native American tribes must be allowed to govern themselves.But if the European has consistently…

By Cliff Montgomery – Dec. 31st, 2018In 1973, The War Powers Resolution was enacted as a means of providing an essential check on the president’s power to send U.S. troops…

By Cliff Montgomery – Nov. 30th, 2018There’s been a lot of talk about who will be elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in January, when the Democrats take…

By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 31st, 2018Why conquer a nation by force when you can simply buy its companies? It is the little-discussed, inherent weakness of capitalism: The system works…

By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 30th, 2018“The Department of Defense (DOD) is the federal government’s largest purchaser of contractor-provided services,” which can be a real problem as “the government can…

By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 28th, 2018“As climate change worsens, so does hurricane season,” pointed out TIME magazine. But a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) hints…

By Cliff Montgomery – Dec. 31st, 2017“The relative anonymity of the Internet makes it an ideal means for prohibited individuals to obtain illegal firearms,” according to an eye-opening study released…

By Cliff Montgomery – Dec. 13th, 2017Tomorrow, Trump’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is planning a vote which may spell the end of net neutrality – a federal law which ensures…

By Cliff Montgomery – Oct. 31st, 2017A few weeks ago, the Spark ran an article pointing out that – according to leading legal expert Jeremy Waldron – the slurs routinely…

By Cliff Montgomery – Sept. 25th, 2017A few weeks ago, the Spark ran an article pointing out that the statements routinely put forward by modern-day fascists in America may not…

By Cliff Montgomery – Aug. 30th, 2017“…People should be free to talk about their experiences in a truthful manner without fear of a lawsuit if they say something mean, but…

By Cliff Montgomery – July 31st, 2017Ever wonder why some Americans demand oversight and accountability for their government officials? An activity of those who serve in the Transportation Security Administration…

By Cliff Montgomery – July 19th, 2017One may discover the essence of a politician by noting the general character of his actions and statements. The politician’s true intentions then usually…

By Cliff Montgomery – May 31st, 2017Effigy: A roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger.…

By Cliff Montgomery – May 20th, 2017The Department Of Defense (DOD) hires a lot of contractors to perform the people’s business. And that adds up to a lot of taxpayer…

By Cliff Montgomery – Apr. 18th, 2017 There is a real difference between a corporation’s statutory tax rate – in short, the amount of money U.S. law says a corporation…

By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 26th, 2017Some U.S. analysts in and out of government have “called for the deployment of greater numbers and types of nuclear weapons in Europe, in…

By Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 15th, 2017It appears that federal judges may have killed much of Trump’s most infamous executive order, which suspended U.S. entry for citizens of various Muslim-majority…