Published: Good Men Project (April 18, 2015)
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During an interview with Variety at the premiere for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, director Joss Whedon was asked about his recent criticism of an allegedly sexist clip from Jurassic World. ... Read Original Article
Published: Good Men Project (April 11, 2015)
Listen, I’m not one of those writers who constantly trashes the younger generation. I even wrote an article defending millennials for being opinionated – and to the anonymous journalist whose diatribe inspired that piece, let it be known that I stand by every word I wrote.
Published: Good Men Project (April 2, 2015), Daily Dot (April 6, 2015)
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Writers tend to be argumentative creatures (it’s part of our opinionated personality type), and consequently some of my most memorable debates have been with other practitioners of my craft.... Read Original Article
Published: Daily Dot (March 31, 2015)
If there was any doubt that Jeb Bush would repeat his brother’s mistakes on the use of torture if elected president, it has been decisively dispelled.
Last December, the Senate published a report that harshly criticized the use of torture by George W. Bush’s administration.... Read Original Article
Published: Good Men Project (March 30, 2015)
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, like most decent people, I am horrified by Indiana’s recent so-called “religious freedom” bill that would allow businesses to discriminate against homosexuals (they claim that pro-gay rights modifications to the measure are pending; I’ll believe it when I see it).... Read Original Article
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 ban hate speech from state-issued license plates; in this case, the issue is over use of a Confederate flag-based insignia by a hate group, the Sons of Confederate Veterans.... Read Original Article