Ron Smith: Cassandra
I called my friend, the journalist, right after
The vote was known. “You don’t understand.”
He told me, “This is reporter’s gold”—with laughter
To show contempt of the clown and his band
Of misfits and morons
January 11, 2026 · 9 Comments
Marianne Dhenin: What If 16-Year-Olds Could Vote?
A growing number of U.S. municipalities are making it possible for minors to vote.
November 6, 2024 · 8 Comments
Sophie Cabot Black: Democracy Until
And to set fire before heading on
Is also to say it does not matter
Which part is played
But that it gets played.
November 4, 2024 · 10 Comments
Mary Kate Cary, Robert A. Strong: America’s newest voters look back at the 2020 election – and forward to politics in 2021
We each taught college courses on the 2020 campaigns while they were underway, and as a result had a sort of three-month-long focus-grouplike conversation with the newest American voters.
January 5, 2021 · Leave a comment
