This time last year, the rain fell. And fell. And fell.   The floodgates burst, and South Carolina found itself facing an historic 1,000-Year Flood catastrophe—and the consequences of a decade-plus of Infrastructure neglect under Congressman Joe Wilson.   The world watched, as many parts of South Carolina’s Second Congressional District became flood-ravaged lakes […]

  A speech presented at the 2016 Famously Hot South Carolina Pride festival during Arik Bjorn’s 2016 campaign for U.S. Congress.   Our nation’s great poet once proclaimed: “I sing the body electric!”   I am confident that my fellow-bearded Walt Whitman would join me today in exclaiming, “We sing the body rainbow!”   The […]

  When South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jaime Harrison spoke at this year’s historic 140th Galivants Ferry Stump—the oldest and most famous Democratic Party stump event in the United States—he went to the political woodshed for a quote that could not be a clearer sign of the times to all Democrats from sea to shining sea.   Chair Harrison […]

  Good afternoon. My name is Arik Bjorn.   When you find yourself preaching to the choir, sometimes you just have to sing your heart out. Let’s belt a bit, shall we?   When the dust of Campaign 2016 settles, I will be your next U.S. Congressman for South Carolina’s Second Congressional District.   I have […]

  November 9, 2016.   Good morning! You better sit down. Here, have a bagel. Need cream cheese? I’ve got a strong pot of coffee brewing. Trust me, you’ll want it black today.   Yep, that’s the morning paper. Last night’s General Election wasn’t a dream. It was a nightmare-come-true.   You have indeed awakened […]