Disenfranchisement

I’ve voted in every major election since I was first eligible at 18 in 2000 — I’m an American voter. That statement in and of itself holds no real special value. …

Democracy for the Down-and-Out — When Trailer Park Boys first came out in 2001, I wouldn’t watch it. It seemed to me that this TV series was just a gimmick to use cuss words to boost ratings. It was maybe in the fourth season when I didn’t immediately change the channel, and I forced myself…

The English language has borrowed a version of the Greek word idiōtēs: ignorant one, not engaged with public affairs (note: the Greek alphabet was not used for the spelling above, but this definition reflects the use of the word in ancient Greek democracies, particularly in regard to someone…

Maybe all of this could have been prevented if those ex-felons had registered to vote as a Republican. — When I heard about the arrests of 20 ex-felons for voter fraud in Florida, I just rolled my eyes. But as I looked further into it, I could see a consistent pattern of abuse of administrative due process. In 2018, voters approved Amendment 4 in Florida, which automatically restored voting…

If “fundamentally change” means “destroy,” the Washington Post’s Editorial Board said it correctly: “The Supreme Court’s next move could fundamentally change our democracy.” It’s Hard to Overstate the Danger of the Voting Case the Supreme Court Just Agreed to Hear. The Republican supermajority on the Supreme Court signaled it is…

Good morning, Citizens! Thank you for joining us today for our most important duty as citizens: voting. We have a lot of work to do between now and the end of the day, when we must absolutely conclude all legitimate voting and tally the results as fast as possible. Fortunately…

(edited to add: Here’s a link to a YouTube video of me reading this article aloud in case you’d prefer to listen rather than read.) So. Today, I received this email:

I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody’s around — nobody big, I mean — except me. And I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have…

Big Tech simply internationalizes its operations by localizing its products, but that is not to say this internationalization reflects, helps, or attends to the target local culture and logic. In fact, it may damage it. …