Published: mic (November 22, 2013)
Matthew Rozsa is a Pennsylvania patriot, a self-proclaimed history nerd, and our thoughtful politics pundit of the week.
As part of the “pundit of the week” column, we spotlight one PolicyMic-er to share personal experiences with our community, and pose one never-been-asked question to a staff member.... Read Original Article
Published: mic (November 11, 2013)
While I’m no stranger to covering stories involving discrimination, this one was especially personal to me.
In the aftermath of a New York Times story on a rash of anti-Semitic incidents in New York’s Pine Bush Central School District, Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced that he was directing the state police and Division of Human Rights to investigate any harassment, vandalism, or bullying that may have taken place.... Read Original Article
Published: PolicyMic (December 17, 2012)
ow am I supposed to begin an article describing what it’s like to be autistic?
I use the term “autistic” because, although I was officially diagnosed as a child with “high-functioning Asperger’s Syndrome,” the American Psychiatric Association recently voted to remove Asperger’s Syndrome as a separate classification and instead place it under the broader diagnostic umbrella known as the “autism spectrum disorder.”... Read Original Article
Like most of the writers I know, I don’t sleep well.
This is probably because when you’re a writer, your mind never entirely shuts off. When it isn’t busy whirring away on your next literary project(s), it is almost certainly seeking material that can inspire it to produce something new.