Joel Topcik

What will Donald Trump's Hamilton look like? Think back to 2009, when the new president and first lady hosted a White House "Evening of Poetry, Music and the Spoken Word," featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda's performance of a song from what was then a…

So, here we are. Come Jan. 20, it'll be President von Clownstick. Not that the incoming troll-in-chief has shown any inclination to elevate the discourse. But a degree of respect must be paid — to the office of the presidency, if not its 45th…

If supporters of Bernie Sanders's insurgent run for the presidency already felt betrayed when their candidate endorsed his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, the Vermont senator effectively twisted the knife with a full-throated show of support for…

Amid the theatrics of the nominating conventions, it's easy to forget that one of the central goals behind the dog-and-pony show is much wonkier. In the run-up to the conventions, party delegates have been working to reach consensus on issues before…

As the Republican National Convention kicks off this week, the long national nightmare known as the 2016 election enters a new chapter. It's at this point many may ask themselves, "How the hell did we get here?" It seems like only yesterday — if…

Every one of us has the potential to be a superhero. We don't mean that in an Awaken the Giant Within kind of way — this isn't about you and your self-esteem, so get over yourself. We're talking about that rectangular mini-tesseract you carry around…

It's the ultimate morning after. Sometime between Thanksgiving day and the end of December, you got lost in the holiday spirit, spending all of your silver, gold and green, only to wake up on New Year's Day seriously in the red. Don't panic. Going…

Let's settle this once and for all: Our generation is not the selfish, self-centered selfie-takers we keep reading about. According to the 2014 Millennial Impact Report, the latest in a series of surveys of the young workforce conducted by Achieve…