Brush Up on your Politics

If you're like me, you probably have a passing interest in politics but get pretty worn down listening to the same speeches over and over again throughout election season. I find it pretty amusing that we spend all year leading up to the primaries listening to each party's candidates drag each other through the mud only to see them turn around and rally around their party's candidate after the primary - when all the mud-slinging starts over again (only aimed at the other party). Fortunately we live in America where, in my opinion and unlike in some other countries, the outcome of any given election does not have an immediate and measurable impact on most of our lives. Sure - there might be a new tax that gets passed or a new law that impacts your healthcare or something like that - but nothing like riots in the streets and military coups.

When I get tired of listening to the talking heads on the TV or I don't get the information that I'm seeking on a particular issue, I tend to look to the print media. There are a number of political magazines on both sides of the aisle as well as a few publications that attempt and/or claim to be non-partisan. If you are interested in hearing what serious, focused pundits have to say about the elections (remember - those folks on TV only cover politics part of the time), check out these publications to get your fix:

Conservative
The Weekly Standard
The American Spectator
National Review Online

Liberal
The Nation
The New Republic
Mother Jones

Non-Partisan
The Harvard Political Review
The Cook Political Report

Now you have no excuse for not being an informed voter!