We are told the cost of everything only goes up. But three essential parts of our lives—education, healthcare and national defense—could be much better for much less money.

The purpose is not simply to reject the two parties. It is to release the natural American instinct for freedom and independence, and our fidelity to justice for all, from a political system that has

The hope that follows a political upset is powerful. It is also dangerous. People want to believe that once the old leaders are gone, the corruption is gone with them.

A government earns legitimacy when people believe that rules apply to everyone, public money serves the public and decisions can be challenged. When that belief disappears, the street becomes one of the few places where people think they can still be seen