BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI There were only three people in Philadelphia who could rile up such mixed emotions with so little effort. One was about to become the Democratic Party’s first female nominee, and the other two had just returned from…
God, guns and the culture of blind fear at the Republican National Convention
BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI The circus has come to Cleveland and the streets are eerily quiet. Uniforms from South Carolina, Indiana, Georgia and California can be seen patrolling the streets on foot, bike and horse. The city was granted $50 million…
A hundred nude women will protest against Trump at the Republican Convention
BY: MIROSLAV TOMOSKI When New York photographer Spencer Tunick announced his latest project, titled Everything She Says Means Everything, he received an overwhelming response from women who were willing to pose nude in front of the Quicken Loans Center in…
A Hindu nationalist group in India is praying for their savior…Donald Trump
BY: M. TOMOSKI A dozen members of the Hindu-nationalist group Hindu Sena gathered last week to pray for Trump’s victory and officially endorse the presidential candidate as the next president. “The whole world is screaming against Islamic terrorism, and…
This dating website doubles as a ticket out of the sure hell that is Trump’s presidency
BY: M. TOMOSKI If you’re going to keep threatening to leave the country over what is looking like less of a joke with each passing day, then you should consider finding a loving Canadian home…or a Canadian lover, perhaps?…
Trolling Trump Vol 3: These Artists Are Using Trump’s Old Bus to Redefine His Brand
BY: M. TOMOSKI On the night of the New York primary, the Empire State Building shed its red, white, and blue colours to signal Trump’s absolute victory over the state with what might only be described as a terrifying crimson…
Meet the Republican Artist Ted Cruz Bankrolled then Abandoned
BY: M. TOMOSKI Ted Cruz is simply not one to make friends. The US Senator from Texas is widely known as the most hated man in Congress, and between old college roommates dragging out his seedy past and a room full…
Trolling Trump: The Art and Satire of the 2016 Campaign Vol. 1
BY: M. TOMOSKI A giant turd has marked the streets of Manhattan and taken the country by storm, with a blond comb-over and a face with the familiar squinty-eyed pout. Though that turd is not the Donald, it’s certainly made…
This Canadian island is welcoming Trump refugees
BY: M. TOMOSKI Whether you’re a Democrat, Republican or Independent, threatening to leave the country when democracy doesn’t quite match your personal preference has become something of a tradition in America. In 2000, several celebrities, including Eddie Vedder and the…
While Trump plays the Republican fear card, he spreads a latent fear of democracy
BY: M. TOMOSKI You never really know how big a state can be until you try to make your way from one corner of the map to the other, trapped in the midday traffic, to watch a dying presidential campaign.…
Selling the Circus in Dixie: The South Carolina Primary promised a bloodbath and delivered lies
BY: M. TOMOSKI Jesus! The road weaved downhill for the last twelve miles, transport trucks threatened to flatten us against the sediment, and the sign at the end of the road read, “Jesus Saves!” as we left the Smokey Mountains…
Strange Days in Corn Country: Sunday Service with the Cult of Cruz
M. TOMOSKI A campaign organizer took the altar on Sunday afternoon to announce that anyone who parked at the shops across the street would have their vehicle towed. “Someone’s not a fan of Ted,” a member of the congregation said.…
Strange Days in Corn Country: Why Trump supporters are torn between shame and obssession
M. TOMOSKI The Trump Show After seven hours on the road, I crossed the Mississippi into Davenport tired, thirsty and with no notion of what to expect ahead of the official start of the 2016 Presidential Election. It all came…
It’s time to admit that Donald Trump can win…and that the alternative is just as terrifying
M. TOMOSKI With only weeks until the starting gun sounds off in Iowa, it’s time to face some hard truths. In particular, the truth we’ve all denied for months as we chanted, “Trump can’t win” into the wind like a…
Why Donald Trump’s brand of Conservatism is so dangerous
BY: TREVOR HEWITT The twin towers fell a little over a month from my ninth birthday. I remember my mom taking me out of Ms. Baker’s dingy khaki portable; we went and picked up my six-year-old sister from her class.…
The Public Has Spoken: An Avocado Is Better Suited in the Oval Office than Donald Trump
BY: KAROUN CHAHINIAN Donald Trump, billionaire entrepreneur, TV personality, and “the greatest jobs president that God ever created,” officially announced his candidacy for President of the United States on June 16th. In other news, the public polled online that they…
Politicians and celebrities are hiring fake fans to fool you into liking them — and it’s working
BY: DANIEL KORN If you were sitting at your computer screen with a look of bewilderment and mockery when you first read the words “Donald Trump Announces Presidential Campaign,” wondering how the sleazy, xenophobic, homophobic, failed businessman could have possibly…
Donald Trump’s presidential announcement sparks questions of crippling bath salts addiction
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA In a dishevelled and upsettingly erratic state, Donald Trump just announced his bid for presidency drawing concerns that he has developed a crippling addiction to bath salts. In the 68-storey Trump Tower, the real estate magnate…