Reflections of a First-Time Voter
In the past few weeks the men and women of the township I grew up in have been asking one another “Who are you voting for?” in addition to “How are you?”. I heard someone say once, referencing some political theorist or other, that the only democratic thing about democracy is an election, but […]
Dumbo Democracies
“… There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have the burden of proving it.” ― Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks Had Frantz Fanon lived to see the candidates in our upcoming general elections, he would have had very little trouble proving correct his pessimism about the […]
Should You Spoil Your Vote?
It’s perfectly reasonable to be dissatisfied with the electoral process. We might struggle to find a voter in any jurisdiction who can’t present a case for how things could be better, whether the improvement were to come from revisions to party funding legislation or the accountability of elected officials to those of us who […]