What Are the Democrats So Happy About?
Gene GlotzerThat just doesn't seem worth celebrating to me. Sure, it could have been worse, but they are still in a weaker position than they were before the election.
You Should Probably Vote This Year
Photo by Janine Robinson on Unsplash American politics are weird. There is a huge disconnect between the symbolically important elections and the practically important elections. Many voters are suckered in…
Keep What Going?
Photo by Bahman Adlou on Unsplash It's election season again. Not that it ever really ends, but we're less than a month away from Election Day. So, the usual decorations…
Trump’s Presidency – A Different Kind of Take
Photo by Aakanksha Panwar on Unsplash As Trump left the White House, I felt a huge amount of relief. I'm not exactly optimistic about the future, but it's a step…
I Voted, Whoop-di-doo
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash I voted today. That's no shock. I've voted in every election, primary, referendum, and ballot question since I turned 18. Voting is very, very important to me.…
Short-termism
I'm not, by nature, a person concerned with the short-term. If I lie awake worrying, there's a better chance that I'm worrying about the eventual heat-death of the universe than…
The Scariest Thing I’ve Ever Heard
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash During an interview that was broadcast on July 19th, Chris Wallace asked Donald Trump if he would accept the election results if he lost…
What Concerns Me About Coronavirus? The Long Term
Jamil RaglandObviously, the immediate concern regarding the coronavirus is preventing deaths right now. As I wrote in another piece though, it concerns me that the general approach to the coronavirus has…
The Debate About Voting Has Gotten Really Weird
Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash The Democratic nomination of Joe Biden is basically settled. Realistically, it has been since the beginning of March. But many states, including my own, still have primaries…
Why Not Bernie?
Photo by Vidar Nordli-Mathisen on Unsplash Elizabeth Warren was my first choice to get the Democratic nomination and run for president. I explained some of my reasons in a post…