Mar 24, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Internet Culture, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Science and Technology
Published: The Daily Dot (March 24, 2016) There was an interesting debate at the University of Pennsylvania this week. TheFoundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, hosted a panel discussion on the effectiveness of hashtag activism. The debate featured...
Mar 22, 2016 | Democrats, Elections - Presidential (2016), Political Parties, President Obama
Published: Salon (March 22, 2016), The Good Men Project (March 19, 2016) Shame on you, President Obama, for trying to undermine Senator Bernie Sanders' campaign. As The New York Times reported on Thursday, Obama privately told a group of Democratic donors in Austin,...
Mar 21, 2016 | Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Foreign Policy, History
Published: The Huffington Post (March 21, 2016), The Good Men Project (March 17, 2016) Whenever I talk to potential voters who doubt Hillary Clinton (not outright oppose her, mind you, but simply have reservations), I find there are two arguments which are most likely...
Mar 11, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Jewish Experiences, Other Media, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Interview with Kris Welch. Want to hear what I had to say (cue it up to around the 23:30 mark for my section)? Radio Interview
Mar 10, 2016 | Elections - Presidential (2016)
Published: The Good Men Project (March 10, 2016) I've said this before, but it bears repeating. Whenever I talk to a non-Trump supporter about the possibility of Trump becoming president, I usually run into some sort of disclaimer. "I'm a little worried, but it's...
Mar 10, 2016 | Autobiographical, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Jewish Experiences, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: Quartz (March 10, 2016) With 458 delegates under his belt so far (and counting), Donald Trump is now more than one-third of the way toward receiving the Republican presidential nomination. Although millions of Americans both inside and out of the Grand Old...
Mar 8, 2016 | Elections - Presidential (2016), Other Media
Saturday Morning Talkies (March 5, 2016) Interview with Kris Welch. Want to hear what I had to say (cue it up to around the one hour mark for my section)? Radio Interview
Mar 7, 2016 | Civil Liberties, Elections - Presidential (2016), Internet Culture, Science and Technology
Published: The Daily Dot (March 7, 2016) When it comes to Internet freedom, it is entirely possible that the 2016 presidential election will be remembered as one of the most consequential events in the history of cyberspace. This may seem like a bold conclusion, but...
Mar 5, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016)
Published: The Good Men Project (March 5, 2016) Earlier today I was interviewed on KPFA with Kris Welch (the other guest was Sam Levine, associate politics editor at The Huffington Post). Not surprisingly, the subject was the 2016 presidential election, with many...
Mar 3, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism
Published: The Good Men Project (March 3, 2016) If Donald Trump is going to be defeated, it will be not as a result of ideology or appeals to basic human decency, but because his opponents wage the kind of war necessary to disempower him – namely, a psychological one....