Literally life changing.

A Political History of “How I Met Your Mother” (via Mother Jones)

How I Met Your Mother is not, nor has it ever been, a political show. It's about Ted Mosby, Marshall Eriksen, Lily Aldrin, Robin Scherbatsky, and Barney Stinson doing funny, touching, and crazy things in New York City. But the CBS sitcom (which concludes its ninth and final season on Monday night) has, over its eight-plus years on the air, snuck in some political and social commentary ever so slyly and gently into the background