Author: Curtis Newbold

After a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 in acts of insurrection—an event that led to the death of five people following heated remarks from President Trump in a rally just moments before—leaders from both Democratic and Republican parties (but mostly from the Democratic party) have swiftly

Yesterday, I read an article published by CNN that touted this headline: “COVID-19 has killed 250,000 people in the U.S. That’s 10 times the number of deaths from car crashes in a year.” The CNN authors’ comparison to car crashes is designed to offer perspective. At a time when people

Tempted to add one of those fancy apostrophes to your last name on your Christmas card this year? Don’t. It’s wrong. And it may embarrass you in front of your friends and family at the very time you’re trying to impress them the most. Why? Because apostrophes are punctuation marks

So, you’ve just voted. And you’ve heard about the Electoral College. And now you’re wondering, does my vote even matter? What’s this “Electoral College” thing anyway? If you’ve asked these questions, you’re not alone. Frankly, it’s confusing and most Americans don’t really understand how the voting process actually works. On

In case you missed the debate, I’ve assembled a brief—but for more palatable—summary of what you would have experienced. In sixteen short quotes—eight from each of the two candidates—I’ve tried to capture the mood and substance of the entire debate. No, the statements on the graphic weren’t said sequentially, but

Did you know that millions of Americans, every election, don’t get the opportunity to vote, simply because they didn’t register? Don’t let that happen to you! Fortunately, non-partisan, non-profit organizations all over the country have been finding ways to make it easier for you to register. And…they’ve officially (since 2012),