Since this blog is aimed at helping campus grassroots activists, it seems wise to discuss a topic that many of you will face all too often in political life: disappointment. It’s one of the many on-the-job hazards of activism (in addition to paper cuts, carpel tunnel, and alcohol poisoning).
The beauty of American democracy is […]

As many of you find yourself in, or entering finals week, for graduating seniors there is more to worry about than whether or not they are going to finish their comparative politics paper on time.
No, for many seniors, the weeks leading up to graduation present a different type stress, one that is often times hard […]