Feb 11, 2015 | Conservativism, Extremism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Religion and Religious Issues, Republicans, Terrorism
Published: Daily Dot (February 11, 2015) If there is one thing we can learn from the Christian Right’s continued response to President Obama’s National Prayer Breakfast speech, it is that religious prejudice isn’t limited to any specific religion. Ironically, the online effort by social conservatives to rebut Obama’s most controversial point—namely, that we “remember that during the Crusades and...
Feb 10, 2015 | Autobiographical, Mental Illness, mic
Published: Good Men Project (February 10, 2015) I am an American and an insomniac … and that link is not coincidental. ___ My insomnia is a distinctly American trait. Obviously I’m not arguing that only Americans suffer from insomnia, but as a nation we are undeniably prone to it. Studies reveal that roughly 60 million of my countrymen have a hard time going to sleep at night, with roughly 22...
Feb 5, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), mic, President Obama, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (February 5, 2015) “The science is, you know, pretty indisputable.” Those were President Obama’s words in an interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie earlier this week during which he urged parents to get their children vaccinated. While it’s tempting to praise the president for standing on the side of science, he has been inexcusably reluctant to fulfill his constitutional...
Feb 5, 2015 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, General Advice, mic
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,” insisted Miguel Arias Canete, the European Union’s climate chief, referencing the dangerous threshold of having the average global...
Feb 4, 2015 | History, mic, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (February 4, 2015) As we celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Rosa Parks’ birthday, it is useful to compare and contrast the civil rights movement in which she fought sixty years ago with the one developing in America today. While there is a world of difference between the challenges facing the Montgomery bus boycotters and those confronting the Twitter activists who turned...
Feb 3, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic
Published: Good Men Project (February 3, 2015) Matthew Rozsa discusses what the Super Bowl can teach us about gay rights, common sense, and more. ___ Super Bowl XLIX: What a fitting conclusion to the great American sports story, as set in the NFL circa 2014-2015. This statement is not meant as a compliment, of course, but it isn’t entirely derogatory either. For all of the ongoing controversy...
Feb 2, 2015 | Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Jewish Experiences, mic, Race and Racism, Scandals
Published: Daily Dot (February 2, 2015) Prospective Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is well-known for his opposition to same-sex marriage and other LGBT rights causes, so recently he decided to protect himself from accusations of bigotry by relying on a popular fallacy. "People can be my friends who have lifestyles that are not necessarily my lifestyle," he insisted. "I don't...
Jan 29, 2015 | History, Liskula Cohen, Love and Dating, mic
Published: Good Men Project (January 29, 2015) co-author: Liskula Cohen Liskula Cohen and Matthew Rozsa discuss the difference between being a nice guy and being a good one. ___ There is a difference between being a nice guy and being a good guy. It’s easy to forget this, especially as the cliché that “nice guys finish last” is reaching a fever pitch among Men’s Rights Activists and...
Jan 24, 2015 | Autobiographical, Mental Illness, mic, Original Source Salon.com
Jan 22, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Conservativism, Internet Culture, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues