My Introduction… to Medium (as shown on medium.com): On Feb. 3rd of this year, an attorney named Tom Carroll physically attacked me. He wasn’t alone; two other men helped him, but I don’t know their names. I do know this: I suffered a concussion, and still have...
Donald Trump’s media empire may actually be happening
Oct 17, 2016 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Media Issues, Political Ideologies
Published: Salon (October 17, 2016) Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly approached a major media investor about setting up a Trump television network after the presidential election. Over the past couple of months, Kushner, who is married to Ivanka...
Kim Davis, Donald Trump, and the Maddening Paradox of Ignoring the Obnoxious
Jan 15, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Media Issues, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism
Published: The Good Men Project (January 12, 2016) The Internet is understandably indignant that Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has been invited to appear at President Obama's State of the...
Why the First GOP Debate is So Important
Aug 6, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Media Issues, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Question of the Day (August 6, 2015) The upcoming Fox News (Aug. 6) and CNN (Sept. 16) presidential debates symbolize much of what is wrong with the American political process … but these debates are still very much worth watching.For those who haven’t...
Why the government ignored a terrifying report that predicted the Charleston shooting
Jul 2, 2015 | Conservativism, Extremism, Media Issues, Political Ideologies, Terrorism
Published: Daily Dot (July 2, 2015) It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Morris Gulett, the leader of a white supremacist religious group that vows to fight to “safeguard the existence of our race, the purity of our blood and the sustenance of our children,” recently...
The Ethics of Getting Personal
Jun 2, 2015 | Autobiographical, General Advice, Media Issues
Published: Good Men Project (June 2, 2015) Matthew Rozsa asks one of the most important ethical questions that any editorial writer must answer: At what point does “personal” become “too personal?” —- Last Saturday I published an editorial called “3 Correctable...
The one reason you should be watching Fox News
May 22, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Media Issues, Political Ideologies
Published: Daily Dot (May 22, 2015) For a while, it didn’t seem like anyone who wasn't a card-carrying member of the GOP had a voice on Fox News, the network that is "fair and balanced," so long as you agree with Rupert Murdoch. A 2012 survey by the Pew Research...
Why Rand Paul’s sexist comments to female reporters matters
Apr 14, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism, Media Issues, Political Parties, Republicans, Salon.com
Published: Daily Dot (April 14, 2015), Salon (April 16, 2015) There is a strong possibility that the 2016 presidential election will be the first one to offer Americans a woman as a major party candidate. As such, one would hope that its high-profile candidates would...
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...
Why is mainstream media ignoring the Boko Haram attacks?
Jan 19, 2015 | Foreign Policy, Media Issues, Race and Racism, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: Daily Dot (January 19, 2015) Starting on Jan. 3, hundreds of Nigerians were slaughtered in an attack on the border city of Braga by the notorious Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram. Shortly after, two girls blew themselves up at a market in the northeastern...