Every Day is Election Day: Living Through History

There is a popular meme from the 2019 film Marriage Story which depicts Adam Driver’s character angrily shouting at his former partner (Scarlet Johansson), then thumping the wall with his fist, before finally collapsing to the ground, sobbing at the feet of his partner. The key piece of dialogue in this scene, and the title of the meme, is “every day I wake up”. The meme has been used in every conceivable manner across the internet, as is the way with popular memes, but it’s true purpose, I believe, is to depict the current political landscape, one where every day …

Left on Voting Biden

I’m going to attempt to explain my frustration with the myriad posts I’m seeing of people not wanting to vote for Biden or at all. This is my frustration alone, and it is absolutely your right to vote however you like. I just need to get this out. I’m going to start with a bombshell first to white people: In my view, it is white privilege to actively choose not to vote this November. (Actively choose as opposed to systemic disenfranchisement preventing you from voting). What I mean by this is that you’ve witnessed the last four years, you’ve seen …

Voting Options in Every State

Voting in 2020 has become a hot issue on the national stage, but fear not! There are many voting options available for the General Election on November 3, 2020. To help you find your options, below is an alphabetical list of every state’s regulations for voting with alternatives where available for voting by mail and links to the election council’s website for further information. Below each state’s policy is a quote from their sites detailing how to return your ballot in in-person options.  To quickly run through these options:  Some states offer in-person Early Voting. This means that you might …

The Presidential Candidate is Missing – A Political Strategy

On a recent episode of our podcast we discussed the political thriller The President Is Missing, written by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, in which the president does indeed go missing for 36 hours. By contrast, President Donald Trump is never out of the spotlight – be that in person or via Twitter. For many people in America, Trump is considered not only dangerous and embarrassing, but also exhausting.By comparison, Joe Biden is much lower energy and this contrast may prove advantageous in November’s election. While Trump uses this seeming lack of exertion against Biden – calling him “Sleepy Joe” …

The Nightmare Doesn’t End When Trump Leaves

Picture this: It’s November 4th 2020, the day after the election, and Donald Trump has been defeated – Joe Biden will become the next President in January. Around the US, millions of people celebrate – Trump has been defeated and America has the opportunity to try to regroup and rebuild. The nightmare is over. Except, it isn’t; not really. Yes, if Trump loses the upcoming election it will indeed be a cause for celebration. The national electorate will have removed the most dangerous man ever elected to public office in America and we can only hope Biden will bring an end to the …