Since publishing my article on youth voting, I have come to the realization that I was wrong. As much as my civically-minded, Eagle Scout self would like to be cheering on voter participation, we should not be encouraging our young people to vote in primary elections. Instead of inspiring 17-year olds into a lifetime ofContinue reading “Top 5 Reasons for an Open Primary”
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Illinois’s primary elections are Tuesday, March 18th! Make sure to check out the Tribune’s recommendations: http://elections.chicagotribune.com/candidates/ Sadly, judge positions are especially numerous and opaque in nature, but a few minutes on the site can help you get to the core of who is in it for the right reasons and alternatively who is in it forContinue reading
A Brief History of Syria
To understand the present in Syria, I look at Syria’s past in search of historical legacies. Check out this brief video!