Published: The Good Men Project (February 9, 2016)
I’m writing this before the final votes in New Hampshire have been cast, but I know one thing for certain – regardless of who wins, Marco Rubio will be a big loser.
Back in April, I predicted that Rubio’s flip-flopping on immigration reform would cost him the Republican presidential nomination.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (February 6, 2016)
Last April, I wrote a piece for The Daily Dot about why Marco Rubio would never be the Republican presidential nominee. In the aftermath of the Iowa caucus, I feel compelled to retract that prediction… although not because the points I made there were entirely wrong.... Read Original Article
Published: The Daily Dot (February 1, 2016)
Regardless of which candidates triumph in the Iowa caucuses today, there is one winner whose victory no one will be able to dispute—digital technology.
To understand how the Internet has fundamentally transformed the Iowa caucuses, it is first necessary to explain the mechanics that determine how this unique political ritual functions.... Read Original Article
Published: Alternet (January 31, 2016), Salon (January 31, 2016), The Good Men Project (January 21, 2016)
As the 2016 presidential election gathers steam, it’s tempting to compare the Bernie Sanders surge among Democrats with the Donald Trump phenomenon among Republicans. After all, both candidates are marshalling support from the ideological grassroots in their respective parties (the left in Sanders’ case, the right for Trump), and both have successfully tapped into a deeper anger that animates their campaigns.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (January 30, 2016)
815 words into the Associated Press’s recent 949 word piece on Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, one will find a passage that should appear at the very beginning:
The FBI also is looking into Clinton’s email setup, but has said nothing about the nature of its probe.... Read Original Article
Published: Salon (January 22, 2016), The Good Men Project (January 16, 2016)
Apparently former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is thinking of running for president as a third-party candidate. The New York Times reports that Bloomberg commissioned a private poll to see how he would fare if the Democrats nominate Hillary Clinton and the Republicans nominate Donald Trump, which seems likely (though not certain) at this point.... Read Original Article