2016. 2020. 2024. Pivotal years marked by uncertainty and instability. As a young person involved in politics, I often get asked, “How do we turn out other young people?” I do have some ideas (keep reading!), but I do have important context about my generation that we need to consider as we talk about Gen-Z and politics. This context is important in understanding our lived experiences with government, institutions, and more. And it may explain some of the polling about Gen-

Aftyn Behn may be new to the national scene. However, she has been an active force in Tennessee politics for years. I had the privilege of meeting Aftyn while I was at Vanderbilt, and she has been someone that I have looked up to ever since. Subscribe to my Youtube! In a place like Tennessee, there, normally, is not a lot of Democratic infrastructure. However, the young elected leaders have developed and created opportunities for future campaign staffers, candidates, and orga

The government shutdown is looming, and if it isn’t already, it will be dominating headlines. So today’s Substack gives you the rundown: What is a government shutdown? What is the Republican game plan? And most importantly, how can we fight back? The government will shut down on October 1st if Congress does not pass a spending bill , which would fund the government for the whole year, or a continuing resolution , which temporarily funds the government while negotiations conti

There were important elections across America on November 4th, 2025. I’ve compiled some of the races I was watching across the country and what that means for Democrats going forward. All in all, I would say it was a good night for Democrats, but we cannot get complacent. We should reflect on the successes of these campaigns (which I have briefly done here) and how we can carry these insights and energy into 2026. I do want to take a moment to note that THERE ARE STILL ELECTI