This article is dedicated to Representative John Lewis and all those who fought and are still fighting for democracy. Hello everyone! For those of you who read it and for those of you yet to read it, my last article…
Continue reading American Democracy in Danger and the Youth in the Fight to Save It
Considering my situation in Finland, it’s easy to forget what kind of a fundamental right voting, making your voice heard in society, is. When an election closes in, I automatically get a letter detailing all I need to know: no…
Continue reading I Voted – But What about That Other Guy, and So What?
Surely the duty of a representative democracy is to represent its people. For many living in a democratic country, it’s obvious that when the election is nearing, all a candidate needs is the citizenship and a certain age. They can…
Continue reading Half of the Votes; None of the Representation
Let’s pretend that you think our voting system sucks. You think plurality-rule, first-past-the-post, winner-takes-all elections lead to dirty tactics and partisanship. You hate when candidates whom a majority voted against wins the race anyways. (Seems impossible? Imagine a candidate wins…
Continue reading I am over-constrained and cannot (fairly) vote!
Виж по-долу за българската версия на тази статия. / See below for the Bulgarian version of this article. This article will look at the debate on banning the burqa in Bulgaria from a Muslim viewpoint, trying to explain the core…
