It was senior superlative time at my high school. We had borrowed the county's voting machines for our oh-so-important elections and were preparing for the influx of students to come through the gym. As we were setting up the machines, a volunteering mother mentioned that she never had used one before. As she put it, "I'm not political." I'll never forget how those words rang in my ears. My 18th birthday and voting eligibility were just weeks away. Standing at the bulky contraption, I pondered my own "political" future. MILLENNIALS … [Read more...]