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
My thoughts: 2016 presidential election
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How the next president could transform Internet freedom
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 when you consider the competing attitudes on Internet issues not only between Democrats and Republicans but within the major...
Hillary vs. Donald: Now What?
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 callers focusing on the ongoing Democratic primary battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Because I devoted a recent op-ed...
Why We Need To Emasculate Trump
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. Perhaps the most frightening aspect of Trump’s presidential campaign is his seeming immunity to embarrassment. In any other...
This civil war is going to end: Don’t forget that Bernie & Hillary are on the same side
Mar 2, 2016 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Political Parties
Published: Salon (March 2, 2016) The Super Tuesday results are in. On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won a fierce battle over Senator Bernie Sanders, taking home a majority of delegates in seven states compared to her rival’s four. In this heated campaign, you’d think that the stakes of the contest between Clinton and Sanders couldn’t be higher. While you wouldn’t...
Creepy Creepy Donald Trump
Feb 27, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism
Published: The Good Men Project (February 27, 2016) Let's discuss the history of presidential creepiness. In this election, this is a discussion that really matters. We can start with the author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, who raped his 14-year-old slave Sally Hemmings. Nearly a century later, Grover Cleveland became the first president to get married in the White...
Why I Admire Hillary Clinton’s Toughness
Feb 18, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic
Published: The Good Men Project (February 18, 2016) Whenever I write nice things about Hillary Clinton, I'm compelled to preface them by mentioning that I'm a Bernie Sanders supporter. Inevitably I receive angry letters insisting that no one who truly Feels The Bern could say anything positive about his current arch-rival, but the reality is that I don't simply respect Clinton out of a desire...
John Lewis is a legitimate civil rights hero – and, unfortunately, a liar
Feb 16, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016)
Published: The Good Men Project (February 16, 2016) It isn't fun to accuse someone like Rep. John Lewis of being a liar. Without question, Lewis is a legitimate living hero, a man whose legacy as a civil rights activists in the 1960s has earned him a lasting place of honor in American history books. That said, the tremendous respect which he is due for his achievements in the past does not...
Why Bernie Sanders’ Judaism is so important
Feb 11, 2016 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Jewish Experiences, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: Salon (February 11, 2016) With his New Hampshire primary victory now in the books, Bernie Sanders has done more than simply guarantee that Hillary Clinton won’t have a free ride to the Democratic nomination. Indeed, even if Clinton ultimately bests Sanders in the upcoming primaries, the Vermont senator has still achieved something of lasting significance: He is the first Jewish...
John Kasich: Donald Trump’s Unwitting Accomplice
Feb 10, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Political Parties, Republicans
Published: The Huffington Post (February 10, 2016) Thanks to his surprising second place finish in the New Hampshire primary, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has emerged as the GOP establishment's savior du jour. If conventional wisdom is to be believed, the Republican Party's comparatively moderate leadership will rally behind Kasich on the basis of his strong showing and use his candidacy to thwart...