Lin-Manuel Miranda isn't fleeing to Canada if Trump wins: 'There's more work to do than ever'

Many Hillary Clinton supporters are in tears in the wee hours of Wednesday morning as it increasingly appears that Donald Trump is the likely next president of the United States. But while some people are already exploring routes of escape — Canada's immigration website has actually crashed from the traffic — Hamilton writer Lin-Manuel Miranda says he is not going anywhere. Jeva Lange

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.