Art by Peau Porotesano During the third and last presidential debate, presidential candidate Donald Trump told the moderator that once the votes had been tallied, on the night of Nov 8, that "[He] will look at it at the time...[that he would] keep you in suspense." On a completely unrelated note, when the founders of our nations established the country, they decided … [Read more...] about Democracy Exists Because Losers Accept Their Loss
Perspectives
Vote for More than a President
Art by Peau Porotesano The presidential election has escalated to a point of insanity. Statements and revelations that would have, in the past, sent a campaign to a grinding halt now seem par for the course. "Saturday Night Live" has essentially quit writing their own dialogue and just reenacts the debates. With a new scandal coming out what seems like every day, the … [Read more...] about Vote for More than a President
Don’t Fear the Clowns
Graphic by Nate BartonA few weeks into the semester I overheard a conversation among my dormmates about the recent wave of "creepy clown" sightings which began this past summer. The details were somewhat exaggerated: The phrase "Clowns are murdering people left and right" was met with nods and shudders. While the facts may have been shuffled around, the general tone of the … [Read more...] about Don’t Fear the Clowns
Don’t Vote Third Party
Graphic by Nate BartonIt seems that a majority consensus can agree that this election feels like an apocalyptic battle in which the voters effectively have to decide not who they want to win but who they want to lose. I have made peace with the fact that I am picking my own poison, but I know that some are instead voting for a third party candidate as they are morally opposed … [Read more...] about Don’t Vote Third Party
The (Far) Lesser of Two Evils
Art by Peau PorotesanoWhile visiting Oslo this past summer, my family and I spent an afternoon in the Nobel Peace Center. The exhibitions told stories of human courage and nobility in the face of government oppression, from places like Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and China. We unanimously paid respect to these people and their acts of bravery, until we found among their pictures a … [Read more...] about The (Far) Lesser of Two Evils