Why start a politics blog? How will this blog be unique? Great question.

With news headlines spinning around us constantly, it’s easy to lose track of the big picture. The breaking news cycle distracts us from larger timelines, bigger trends, and historical comparisons.

This blog will put global current events back into the context they belong in while also recommending local beer, if you’re feeling inspired. #DrinkToDemocracy

What do the current politics of Poland tell us about democratic fragility in post-communist Eastern Europe?

What are protesters really protesting in Chile, and who even was Augusto Pinochet?

What does Kim Jong Un really want? And how is the United States and the American media complicit in giving it to him?

We’ll break down questions inspired by recent headlines in an informative, funny, and always tasteful manner.

New blog posts every other week!