If you’re young, vote for a younger Congress “Don’t trust anyone over 30.” — Jack Weinberg, 1964 “I’m confident we’re going to win.” — Mitch McConnell, 76, Senate majority leader, during Kavanagh […]
Throw the old bums out. Throw them all out.
Vote to defend American democracy
Donald claims to be able to overrule the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. We must vote as if American democracy itself is on the line. Because […]
Empowerment and education: Why young people don't vote
by Matthew Record “In the immediate aftermath of the Twenty-sixth Amendment’s passage, nearly eleven million new voters joined the general electorate.
Election day blues
I don’t want to vote. That fairly well disgusts me, because i believe voting to be a responsibility and one that i’m both happy and proud to fulfill. Not that i take […]
S&R asks: have you given up on voting yet?
The Scrogues – a fair percentage of them anyway – had a lively conversation recently. Though not a consensus, the “we’re fucked and it really doesn’t matter” contingent beat the (nonexistent) “the […]
Nota Bene #97: toDwI'ma' qoS yItIvqu'!
“To be truly free, and truly to appreciate its freedom, a society must be literate.”
The Summer of Hate provides a watershed moment for "reasonable Republicans"
I’m not a Republican, but I know many people who are. I have GOP friends, co-workers and family members, and for that matter I used to be a Republican myself. A long […]
S&R endorses voting
All of the co-bloggers at S&R debated an “official” endorsement of a presidential candidate. After much discussion, we ultimately decided not to officially endorse either John McCain or Barack Obama. However, I […]
"You're not really voting for John McCain, are you, Mom?"
With the election two days away, I’m wondering how many Scholars & Rogues readers suffer from Archie Bunker syndrome. That is, does someone close to you — mother, father, sister, brother — […]
Why John McCain is not going to catch Barack Obama
by JS O’Brien You can see it in liberals’ eyes and in their white-knuckled grips on their hammers and sickles. They read the headlines. The polls are softening for Barack Obama. Could […]
