Published: The Good Men Project (May 19, 2016)
America is in a “boy who cried wolf” situation right now. We’ve grown so accustomed to comparing our presidents with tyrants, or insisting that a candidate’s ascent to power will result in calamity, that even those of us who see an actual wolf in our midst aren’t being taken seriously.... Read Original Article
Published: Salon (May 18, 2016)
It’s hardly surprising, that Breitbart recently referred to William Kristol as a “renegade Jew” in one of its headlines. The conservative website has been shilling pretty hard for Donald Trump over the past year, so it makes sense that the less savory aspects of Trump’s political style would eventually rub off on them.... Read Original Article
Published: The Huffington Post (May 16, 2016), Salon (May 15, 2016), The Good Men Project (May 12, 2016)
If you’re a fan of movies and haven’t visited Red Letter Media’s website, you should. The critics there are among the funniest and smartest on the Internet, as evidenced when they started joked about the geopolitics of “Captain America: Civil War.”... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (May 14, 2016)
Normally when I write about social media, I pepper sources throughout my article. It’s a common habit among pundits; even in casual conversation, we frequently find ourselves pulling up sources to inform our audience and legitimize our position.
I’m mostly going to resist that impulse here, though, because my aversion to Twitter isn’t about some larger social issue.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (May 5, 2016)
If I’m lucky enough to be alive in thirty or forty years, I can’t wait to read what those historians write about the 2016 presidential election. My guess is that, more than anything else, it will be remembered as one the great epic struggles for women’s rights.... Read Original Article
Published: Quartz (May 3, 2016)
Staring down the DC press corps on Sunday (May 1), Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders vowed to make Hillary Clinton’s path to the party’s presidential nomination as challenging as possible. “It is virtually impossible for secretary Clinton to reach a majority of convention delegates by June 14 with pledged delegates alone,” Sandersexplained to reporters at a National Press Club conference.... Read Original Article