Those who choose to become one-issue voters, or voters who focus exclusively on a narrow field of issues and ignore new and emerging questions, are failing to give due thought to the full consequences of their vote for their fellow Americans – including, all too often, the ones who lie at the brink of death.

Racism and bigotry may be the demons of our past that we have not quite exorcised. But based on the current state of affairs, violence is our current and abiding demon, and the apathy with which it is viewed will have devastating repercussions. 

Is the election arena the best place to reach consensus about the meaning of human welfare? Is filling in a bubble on a form the best way to make decisions with such moral weight?

Some of the most incisive political commentary of this election year has come from an unlikely source: film comedian Will Ferrell.