Published: Salon (October 2, 2016) When Salon’s Brendan Gauthier recently wrote about the alt-right’s reaction to Donald Trump’s humiliating performance in the first presidential debate, he included the following quote from a 4chan user defending the Republican...
Twitter goes bananas: From Hillary Clinton’s pantsuit to Donald Trump’s snorting, the social-media hits and misses
Sep 27, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Internet Culture
Published: Salon (September 27, 2016) Monday night’s presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was almost certainly a smashing success in terms of TV ratings. If the social-media...
Twitter goes bananas: From Hillary Clinton’s pantsuit to Donald Trump’s snorting, the social-media hits and misses
Sep 27, 2016 | Elections, Political Parties
Monday night’s presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was almost certainly a smashing success in terms of TV ratings. If the social-media response is any indication, both candidates had more than their fair share of memorable moments.
Let’s go to the Twitter roundup!...
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The best and worst moments in modern presidential debates
Sep 26, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), History
Published: Fusion (September 26, 2016) As millions of Americans prepare to watch one of the most anticipated presidential debates ever, between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, it’s worthwhile to evaluate previous debates for a sense of what we should look for this...
Why we need Milo: Even offensive trolls like Milo Yiannopoulos are good for the left
Sep 22, 2016 | Elections, Political Parties
Breitbart columnist Milo Yiannopoulos is perhaps the most famous troll in the world right now, in large part because he was banned from Twitter last month and because the head of Breitbart News is now the CEO of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. This, of course, makes it all the more disappointing that Yiannopoulos repeatedly flaked on me when I tried to interview him for this article....
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Mike Pence, a heartbeat away from the presidency? Now that’s frightening
Sep 22, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: Salon (September 22, 2016) Why isn’t Mike Pence a major issue in this campaign? In any other election, Pence would be to a Republican presidential nominee what Sarah Palin was to John McCain back in 2008 — that is, an extreme right-winger whose presence on...
Back When I Thought the GOP Would Nominate Rand Paul…
Sep 20, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Libertarianism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: The Good Men Project (September 20, 2016) Roughly one year ago, I participated in the group conference call for one of the publications where I freelance. Both I and the other writers were asked to figure out which Republican presidential candidate we...
Hillary’s health and history: She’s not the first candidate to face major medical questions
Sep 16, 2016 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), History, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (September 16, 2016) After Hillary Clinton nearly collapsed at a 9/11 ceremony earlier this week, allegedly due to pneumonia and overheating, the American public is naturally concerned. On the one hand, people wonder whether Clinton is healthy enough...
We must defeat Trump regardless of Clinton’s health problems
Sep 13, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016)
Published: The Good Men Project (September 13, 2016) It seems gauche to say this, but the argument has to be made: Even if the worst rumors about Hillary Clinton's health are true, she still needs to win this election. This is a critically important observation, and...
Interview on Third Party Candidates
Aug 25, 2016 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Liberalism, Libertarianism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Interview on The Brad Blog (August 24, 2016) My section begins around the 18:00 mark. http://bradblog.com/?p=11818