The American electoral process holds little intrigue for me as a European and for several compelling reasons. First and foremost, I do not participate in voting; as a foreign citizen, I refuse to relinquish my agency to the whims of others or the maneuvers of a foreign government. Why should my life depend on the vote of an accountant in Idaho or a banker in Chicago? This sentiment is not rooted in national pride — a concept that holds scant meaning for me — but rather in a proud civic responsibility intertwined with the long-lost ideal of universal fraternity. Though […]