By: Stephen Fritz Voting is something the vast majority of Americans do not really think about too much. Only 57.5% of those eligible to vote actually bothered to do so in 2012.[1] Even in 2008, at the height of Obama mania, turnout was just 62.3% of eligible voters.[2] Given these frankly pathetic levels of political participation, you might think our [...]
Only a week ago, masses formed throughout the streets of Egypt in demonstration. It increasingly devolved into violence, with 23 dead and over 1,500 wounded in the end. However, on Monday and Tuesday, the violence ended almost altogether. On those very same streets, the masses were finally able to turn out to vote in the first election since President Hosni [...]
by Adam Silver edited by Greg Kurzhals I am a huge fan of Obama. I am the kid who wears the Obama “HOPE” t-shirt way too often. I admit, I have Obama fever and I have it bad. To me, Obama is comparable to Bruce Springsteen, of whom I am also a fan. Springsteen fans take heat at times. A [...]
We march now ever closer to the resumption of Republican control of the House of Representatives, and perhaps the Senate. The dominant narrative on that question is to focus on the Tea Parties and the climate of rage in the political sphere. For Republicans, it’s a voter revolt against Obama radicalism and big government. For the Democrats its the GOP [...]
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