Intro, 101

I am a political science student, and over the past few years I've taken a number of courses that taught me one thing: to be a democratic citizen, you must be informed and involved. We are extremely lucky to live in a democracy, but if you aren't exercising that freedom, then you don't deserve it. Supreme Court Justices Breyer and Scalia, though disagreeing on most subjects, agreed in stating that a proper citizen of a democracy is one that is active in knowing what is going on in their society. 

I know it's hard. You're busy, you don't have easy access to the news. I get it. I really wanted to create something easy for college students. So I decided to start a blog where I could just every now and then mention something big in the news, briefly describe it, and explain why it's important to know.

Don't exercise hypocrisy within your democracy. Just open up the blog and read a paragraph or two. I promise it'll be a positive experience. Maybe you'll even become interested in something.