House of Cards & Super Tuesday
Season 4 of the political thriller House of Cards goes live on Netflix this week. I love that show. Like probably too much. When Season 3 dropped I cleared my schedule, drove out to my friend’s place in Jersey and binge-watched the whole season start to finish in one sitting. Despite my love for the…
Our Presidential Primary System Sucks
The HeadCount blog is an open forum where all opinions are welcome. The subsequent commentary reflects only the views of the author and not of the HeadCount organization. Anyone wishing to write for the HeadCount blog, with any viewpoint, may do so by emailing [email protected]. We’re now a couple weeks 2016 primary season and here’s the real tally…
Apple, the FBI, and Music: An Interview With TechFreedom’s Evan Swarztrauber
Thanks to a public letter this week from Apple CEO Tim Cook to the FBI, the question of how much ‘Silicon Valley’ should cooperate with law enforcement agencies has migrated from the wonky tech world to mainstream news and water-cooler discussions. To learn more about issues of encryption and Tim Cook’s letter we sat down…
5 Best Grammy Moments of 2016
Everything Kendrick Lamar With the most nominations for the 2016 Grammy Awards (11), it is safe to say that last night’s show was all about Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick took home a total of five awards. Some of which include: Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Album. Not only did he win big,…
North Carolina Primary in Jeopardy due to Racial Gerrymander
North Carolina’s primaries are in jeopardy after a federal judicial ruling declared two congressional districts unconstitutional due to racial gerrymandering. The Tar Heel State planned to hold primaries on March 15 and even started sending out absentee ballots, but now everything is up in the air. Last Friday a panel of three federal judges ruled…
HeadCount Rockin Road Trip to NH
As the leading non-profit organization that registers voters at concerts, HeadCount wanted to know what young people in New Hampshire really thought about the candidates as the primary approached. So we road tripped to the Granite State, to capture the energy of the primaries and interview young people volunteering for campaigns, attending rallies, or just…
HeadCount is Grassroots California’s Charity of the Month for February
Grassroots California is a progressive clothing line that makes high quality merchandise, at affordable prices, all done here in the United States. I for one LOVE their creative and unique lines of flat brim hats, both fitted and snapbacks. In fact in 2014 Grassroots California and HeadCount collaborated to create the iconic “#GoVote” hat that…
The Road to 2016: Music Video Edition
Bernie Sanders dropped a music video/campaign ad to Simon and Garfunkel’s “America” and people love it. Personally I think Paul Simon’s video for “You Can Call Me Al” featuring Chevy Chase is more entertaining. Yes, it’s nice to see a political ad with uplifting music, no negativity, and shots of Americans working and living together….
The Road to 2016: Baseball and Momentum
It is hard not to view campaign politics through the lens of sports. There are winners. There are losers. There are TV pundits who have no clue what they are talking about. And there are 24 hour TV stations dedicated to both. I would love to be the brilliant writer that came up with a…
Here Are My ‘New York Values’
“I think most people know exactly what ‘New York values’ are… the values in New York City are socially liberal, are pro-abortion, are pro-gay-marriage, focused around money and the media.” – Ted Cruz ‘New York Values,’ What could that mean? I think in some ways, Ted Cruz is right, New York has distinct values. I’d say…