Published: Good Men Project (March 30, 2015) It is time to bring the nonviolent protests of the 1960s civil rights movement to anti-gay Indiana. I don’t live in Indiana, and because I don’t own a car, there is little chance I’ll be visiting anytime soon. Nevertheless,...
Why Texas shouldn’t ban the Confederate flag from license plates
Mar 25, 2015 | Civil Liberties, General Advice, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (March 25, 2015) Whether it's Reddit trolls or real-life ones, freedom of speech in the Internet age can be very unpleasant. The Supreme Court is currently preparing to hear a controversial case about whether the government of Texas has the right...
To Stop Not Moving: The Story of a Sick Week
Mar 24, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Health & Wellness (Physical)
Published: Good Men Project (March 24, 2015) A man who very rarely takes sick days—or weeks—discusses how he recently collapsed from exhaustion. ___ The movie poster is probably fake, a cheap knock-off sold by an unscrupulous Amazon vendor, but that doesn’t bother me....
Learning to Live With Dread
Mar 12, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Media Issues
Published: Good Men Project (March 12, 2015) Matthew Rozsa shares his secret for not worrying about the end of world and everything else that makes him anxious. ___ Every morning I wake up with a sinking feeling in my gut. If the day goes well, I sweat jittery bullets...
My Top 3 Pet Peeves (That Are Actually A Big Deal)
Feb 26, 2015 | General Advice
Published: Good Men Project (February 26, 2015) Matthew Rozsa shares the three pet peeves that bug him the most. Someone has to do it, right? ___ It’s strange writing an article about pet peeves. Normally I try to write about topics that have significant consequence,...
Maturity: Learning It’s Not About You
Feb 14, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice
Published: Good Men Project (February 14, 2015) Matthew Rozsa discusses three ways in which being mature can be reduced to a single lesson: It isn’t about you. Everything you need to know about maturity can be boiled down to one lesson: It’s not about you. I’d like to...
A Valentine’s Day PSA for Single Ladies… and Single Gents
Feb 13, 2015 | General Advice, Love and Dating
Published: Good Men Project (February 13, 2015) co-authored Tillie Adelson Fashion blogger Tillie Adelson joins Matthew Rozsa in writing about the different ways men and women experience Valentine’s Day. ___ By Tillie Adelson and Matthew Rozsa It isn’t uncommon for...
Why It’s Ethically Wrong Not to Recognize Man-Made Climate Change
Feb 5, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, General Advice
Published: Good Men Project (February 5, 2015) Matthew Rozsa reminds us that man-made global warming is a fact, and we as a species need to grow up and take responsibility. ___ The Paris climate summit is showing the early signs of failure. “2C is an objective,”...
A Guide to Online Etiquette – and Basic Human Decency
Jan 20, 2015 | General Advice, Internet Culture
Published: Good Men Project (January 20, 2015) Matthew Rozsa offers a set of rules to give us a kinder, gentler Internet. ___ My first experience with Internet flaming occurred more than a decade ago, when I was still an undergraduate at Bard College. The 2004...
Can We Learn Anything From Losers
Jan 13, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Other, Elections - Presidential (2012), General Advice, History
Published: Good Men Project (January 13, 2015) Matthew Rozsa looks for lessons in the lives and legacies of the presidential ‘Also Rans.’ ___ I have looked by the way at what happens to anybody in this country who loses as the nominee of their party. They become a...