Author: Lucas Carmel

Dear Pre-Election Lucas, Trump won. I can’t remember the air ever feeling heavier. I know you can’t imagine it still, but on Tuesday night, you’ll watch and realize ever so slowly that the unthinkable is happening. You’re full of cautious optimism. The election looms and you’re confident (at least externally)

A new vehicle crashed into the multi-car pileup that is Donald Trump’s campaign this week. A reporter asked Trump whether he’d ever consider a nuclear strike on North Korea, assuming they possessed nuclear weapons themselves. Trump declared that he would and defended the potential loss of American life, “I’m not

It’s Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016 and I’m wearing a t-shirt my friend Cal got me that reads: “I hope Lin-Manuel Miranda is having a good day.” It’s a sentiment I feel every day, but today I wanted to display it on my chest. Lin-Manuel hosts Saturday Night Live later tonight, and I

Two weeks ago, my phone buzzed and a New York Times alert told me about the explosion in Manhattan. As a New York native, I texted my parents and friends who still go to school in the city. None of them were nearby and thankfully, no victims of the bombing

Before you guess, open Facebook and read the posts. One about an “unforgivable” gaffe by a presidential candidate. Another beseeching signatures for a petition to ban hydrofracking. Go to dinner and listen to people passionately discussing abortion rights, campaign finance, and other concerns that come up in their home towns