Mar 8, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: Salon (March 8, 2016) If we live in the golden age of television, the FXX comedy “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is one of the underappreciated gems. Often billed as “Seinfeld on crack,” the show has a distinct comic sensibility of its own, cynically...
Mar 8, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism
Published: The Good Men Project (March 8, 2016) When it was first announced that Sony was making an all-female Ghostbusters, I couldn't have been more excited. In my article for The Good Men Project on the upcoming film, I wrote that "it would be a disaster if the...
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...
Feb 3, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, Race and Racism, Scandals
Published: Salon (February 3, 2016) When Shia LaBeouf was caught plagiarizing another artist, he launched a performance art piece called #IAmSorry as a statement on the ritual of celebrity apologies. Although his particular offense had nothing to do with bigotry, he...
Jan 29, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, Race and Racism
Published: Salon (January 29, 2016) How should progressives respond to the recent news that Marvel Comics CEO Ike Perlmutter donated over $1 million to a Donald Trump event intended to draw viewers away from the Republican presidential debate? As a start, they should...
Jan 25, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism
Published: Salon (January 25, 2016) After it became apparent that the character of Rey had been excluded from game sets for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” critics quickly accused Lucasfilm – which was purchased by Disney in 2012 – of making sexist assumptions when...
Jan 5, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism
Published: The Good Men Project (January 5, 2016) Warning: This entire article is one big spoiler! If you want to understand why men are reluctant to discuss their emotions, look no further than the response to Kylo Ren from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." On Twitter,...
Dec 31, 2015 | Elections - Presidential (2016), Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, Race and Racism
Published: Salon (December 31, 2015), The Daily Dot (December 26, 2015) Although the term “social justice warrior” was constructed as an insult against progressive activists, the year 2015 has amply demonstrated why liberals should embrace the term. Social justice...
Nov 12, 2015 | Class Issues, Democrats, Economic Policy, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties
Published: Salon (November 12, 2015) The inevitable has finally happened: Bernie Sanders supporters are beginning to openly proclaim that, if Hillary Clinton defeats their champion in the upcoming Democratic presidential primaries, they will not support her in the...
Oct 4, 2015 | Gender and Sexism, Science and Technology
Published: The Good Men Project (October 4, 2015) In a recent editorial for Breitbart, Milo Yiannopoulos is pushing for the argument that “the smartest people in the world are all men.” To support this claim, Yiannopoulos is relying on that old staple for...