Vote 2018! A Weird Al-Themed Voting Round Up

Today is Election Day here in the United States!  Here's a round up of a few things I've read and a few things I've written about voting.

• "You're Disillusioned.  That's Fine.  Vote, Anyway." Some really great advice from Roxane Gay.
• "What if the Polls Are Wrong Again? 4 Scenarios for What Might Happen in the Elections."  Some interesting analysis from NPR.  Not a bad way to practice Stoic preparedness for some of the possible outcomes.
• "A Guide to Voting for UTC Students."  A guide for students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga that might also be inspiring or useful for students elsewhere.
• "Voting is Like Going to the Dentist."  My recent attempt at a metaphor for voting: "Voting is like going to the dentist. You don’t have to like it. You don’t have to look forward to it. But every so often you should probably do it."
• "Uses of Philosophy, Part 3: Intellectual Empathy -- Understanding Without Agreeing."  My defense of one of the benefits of philosophy and how it might apply to our current political culture.
• "Dreaming, Principles, and Cooperation: Science Fiction, Philosophy, and Politics (Part One)." It's a bit melancholy going back to stuff I wrote before the 2016 election (see the above Weird Al meme for context), but this one gets at a bit of how I approach politics overall.
• "American Voters and the Fate of Us All: Eight Reasons to Vote with Objections and Replies." Another melancholy throwback to 2016, but I still stand behind the reasons and responses to common objections that I gave here (especially the bit about cool stickers).

And now my fellow Americans, I ask you to stop reading this, and please, for the love of whatever you hold dear: vote!


Bonus tweet from Weird Al!

EDIT (10 Nov. 18): I'll have a post on my thoughts on the results of the election later, but I just realized this is the 300th post on this blog!  Congrats to me!