Mar 24, 2021Member-onlyTHE AMERICAN RITUAL OF THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS (PART 2)In 2017, I published “The American Ritual of Thoughts and Prayers,” I tried to make sense of the strange ritual we engage in immediately after a mass shooting event or extreme gun violence incident. Like clockwork, we rinse and repeat the same scenario with hollow conviction and a fake sense…Gun Violence4 min read
Dec 24, 2020Member-only35 Laps Around the Sun: Happy Birthday to MeI started the year 2020 like many, with visions of clarity, alignment, and ambition, and I am ending 2020, celebrating my 35th Birthday, feeling drained but content with where I am in life. I have slogged through the strange crucible of pandemic-living, relationship straining circumstances, and a professional life that…5 min read
Dec 8, 2020Member-onlyClarity, Conviction, Consciousness, and CourageI would like to personally thank the Pinellas Democratic Party and the Pinellas County Young Democrats for your trust in me during my tenure in leadership. My service to our community and the Democratic Party does not end here as I know that there is more work to be done. …4 min read
Dec 1, 2020Member-onlyMy Personal Story — Re-Elect Johnny Boykins, Vice Chairman, Pinellas Democratic PartyTo my fellow Pinellas County Democrats: I know many of you know me as I have served as Vice Chairman of the Pinellas Democratic Party for the last two years. Many of you don’t know me and have not heard my personal story. My name is Johnny V. …Pinellas County6 min read
Apr 30, 2020Member-onlyFor the Sovereignty of the Living Generation: Millennials Must Run for SomethingThis previously appeared on the Pinellas County Young Democrats Blog An open letter to my fellow Millennials: Take a moment and step away from your webinar teaching your company elders on how to use the video conferencing program. Take a break from arguing with your Boomer and Gen X grandparents and parents on the merits of listening…Millennials4 min read
Jan 1, 2020Member-onlyPresident Donald Trump is the American CarnageThe Warning President Donald J. Trump warned all of us of where we would end up when he delivered his first address to the nation as President of the United States. In his “American Carnage” inaugural address, President Trump described this dystopian and dark America. …Donald Trump3 min read
Published in Pinellas County Young Democrats·Mar 18, 2019Member-onlyDemocrats Are Not in DisarrayThis article was previously posted to the Pinellas Young Dems Blog. The political collective of pundits, editorial boards, op-ed contributors, cable news broadcasts, and social media “political philosophers” are all lamenting about the dysfunction and dissolution of the Democratic Party, due to our increasingly crowded presidential field. The political collective…Politics5 min read
Feb 25, 2019Member-onlyThe Millennial FutureThe era of the political gatekeepers is officially over. Consider this an obituary. Millennials can no longer afford to “wait our turn” or “get in line” or “pay our dues” or whatever cliché that is directed our way. …Millennials4 min read
Jan 9, 2019Member-onlyOrganizing The Millennial LeftThe coalition that makes up the Democratic Party should embrace the youthful pressure disrupting the status quo within the liberal establishment and progressive left. Embrace The Disruption The rank and file order of the political left is changing. The coalition that makes up the Democratic Party should embrace the youthful and leftward pressure…Politics7 min read
Oct 26, 2018President Trump’s Caravan of LiesIt is clear that President Donald J. Trump is incapable of making a completely factual statement or having an honest moment. President Trump is incapable of telling the truth. …Donald Trump3 min read
