Iowa, Today is the DayTonight, Iowans across the state are going to gather in schools, homes, community centers and the like for the first-in…
Our CaucusDuring my freshman year, I had a teacher who would bring in a stack of copies of the day’s Wall Street Journal. Every. Single. Day. I started reading them and quickly became aware that there was a lot going on around me that I didn’t understand and wasn’t even aware of, particularly in the realm of politics.
Let’s Democratize DemocracyLast night I joined 100 other influencers, special interest groups, presidential campaigns, and elected officials to launch Change.org’s latest project, ChangePolitics.org.I was invited by my good friend Nick Troiano to speak as an undecided voter. The…
Martin O’Malley: More Pop Star Than Presidential Candidate?Presidential hopeful and former governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley, stopped by Carl’s Place (a seedy looking, but lively and warm bar in Sherman Hill) last night to (host a mini concert?) and further engender his candidacy…
Millennials Can Shape the Future & Why Politics MatterIn the last 2012 election, I was in college and would routinely get heckled by volunteers on the way to class asking if I had voted. Knowing their game, I would put in headphones before walking past them and would escape the inevitable…
So some Republicans arguedLast night, I watched the Republican debates. So boring. Is that terrible of me to say? Probably, but too late. I feel like I could have summed up that two hours in a sentence: “Obama and Hillary Clinton do everything wrong, let’s bomb the middle east, radical Islamic terrorists…
What is an Iowa Caucus anyway?Recently, I had the privilege to explain the Iowa Caucus to High School seniors. I didn’t realize how…
