The 5 Most Unappreciated Lessons From Super Bowl XLIX

Published: Good Men Project (February 3, 2015)

Matthew Rozsa discusses what the Super Bowl can teach us about gay rights, common sense, and more.

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Super Bowl XLIX: What a fitting conclusion to the great American sports story, as set in the NFL circa 2014-2015.

This statement is not meant as a compliment, of course, but it isn’t entirely derogatory either.... Read Original Article

What the debate over Kim Kardashian’s race says about the changing face of America

Published: Daily Dot (January 30, 2015)

America’s obsession with celebrities has a tendency to reveal the complex depths of our social and cultural prejudices. In the case of Kim Kardashian, one observation becomes very clear: Americans need to stop seeing race as a black-and-white issue, and on the Internet, people clearly have no idea what to do with her.... Read Original Article

What ‘The Interview’ controversy says about the cost of threatening free speech

Published: Daily Dot (January 1, 2015)

Regardless of whether North Korea was actually responsible for hacking Sony, America can learn an interesting lessons from the brouhaha surrounding the release of The Interview. As a result of this incident, we have learned that the Internet—which was used by the Guardians of Peace in an attempt to intimidate other people—can also stoke the flames of public curiosity in ways that can be profitable to corporations which might otherwise succumb to a knee-jerk instinct to be intimidated.... Read Original Article