David Gay is an independent scholar in Folklore and Medieval Studies who writes about folktales, romances, and the historical ethnography of Europe, in addition to political and economic issues. I am a Quaker and a socialist. The two are very much intertwined in my mind, because they show me both how to move through this […]
Go vote! Seriously. If you’re in the United States, and you haven’t already, today is your day. Carry out your civic duty. Get one of those nifty stickers. Show it off to your friends, your family, your co-workers. And tell them to get up, get energized, and go vote too! I just talked to the […]
Right then, here’s how it goes: we’re now officially three quarters of the way through debate season. We’re less than three weeks away from the November 6th election. And team Obama, and team Romney, are talking up a storm. With — lets say — varying levels of specificity, both candidates have been eager to talk […]