Last year, Denmark’s voters decided for a change. They moved decidedly away from the right and center-right bloc of parties to vote for the center-left Social Democrats and the smaller left-wing parties. This move wasn’t altogether unsurprising. The previous government was messy, small, and would be hard to understand for most Anglo-American readers.

[A short essay I wrote in January 2019 about threat and security in political messaging] Democracy is messy. It’s the nature of governance by many; it’s the nature of anything directed by many! Conflicting opinions and waves of thought conflicting with apathy and disinterest lead to a system that can quickly go from policy victory to policy defeat if the right constituents are activated

[Here's an essay I wrote in January 2019. Even with Trump exiting (slowly) stage right, the long transformation of his party that resulted in his victory won't be shaken for some time. American Conservatism is intellectually weak and politically weaker in 2020, I'm not sure where the movement goes from here.]Conservatism in the United States has long revolved around strong but limited government.

Former President Barack Obama rattled the proverbial hornet's nest on Tuesday. Appearing on Peter Hamby’s Snapchat series “Good Luck America,” Obama said the following when asked about his advice to activists who use the phrase ‘Defund the Police’: "If you believe, as I do, that we should be able to reform the criminal justice system so that it's not biased and treats everybody fairly, I guess you can use a snappy slogan like 'Defund The Police,'

The coronavirus is sure to change the world. Already, businesses have adapted (or gone under), politicians have surged in popularity (or crashed in flames), and cultures have adapted to a less social, less intimate realty. With a few vaccines just around the corner, I think it may be a useful time to think about some of the less noticeable ways in which the virus has inalterably shifted the social, economic, and political landscapes.