#2017-election

Chatter Episode 16 — Lisa-Maria Neudert On How Bots Are Influencing Elections

On Instagram, Everyone is Perfect — Except You.

Behind the veil of influencers and filters, Instagram’s culture of perfection has extraordinary implications on our mental health…

The Saddest Thing About Trump: It’s Not Him They Love

I’ve suspected for some time that Trump’s base remains so loyal less because of the man himself than because of what his ascendancy has…

The Blue Avengers are ready to take back the Virginia House of Delegates

Three Democratic candidates who lost by a slim margin in 2017 return for a sequel next year

It’s time to declare our political independence

From the Stamp Act in 1765 to the Tea Act in 1773, and ultimately the shots fired in Lexington in 1775 and the ensuing Revolutionary War…

How the left was won

The central left-right divide continues to define electoral choice in Britain. Whether measured as a position on a value scale defined by…

Facebook stock is down 9 cents.

Ed Gillespie Briefly Returns to the Spotlight, Quickly Exits Stage Left

Candidate for governor blames toxicity of political atmosphere, high turnout for loss. He doesn’t think that his racist ads moved the…

We need a better system

If you have listened to me on the radio, you have heard me talk about election reform. While many people glaze over it every two to four…

What The Fuck, America? We’ll see you out, Republicans

I’m not too hopeful yet but damn, it’s nice to see Phil Murphy over Kim “More Christie” Guadagno, Danica Roem trounce Bob “Massive Old…

My recommendations for this Tuesday’s elections

Hi friends and neighbors and anybody else out there,