Jan 6, 2015 | Extremism, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (January 6, 2015), Salon (January 9, 2015) History tells us "whiteness" has always been a construct used to exclude certain groups from equal rights The Ku Klux Klan is currently sponsoring a Harrison, Ark., billboard that sends the following...
Jan 3, 2015 | Health & Wellness (Physical), Internet Culture, mic, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (January 3, 2015) I don’t need to remind you about the so-called “epidemic” that reached America’s doorstep in 2014. From a ‘90s thriller to a Jesse Pinkman monologue, everyone knew about the dreaded Ebola virus before it reached our shores, but...
Dec 31, 2014 | Autobiographical, General Advice, mic, Original Source Salon.com
Published: Good Men Project (December 31, 2014) As the calendar moves forward, Matthew Rozsa looks back at 6 life-changing relationships he’s had and lost. ___ In less than 72 hours, the dictates of the Gregorian calendar system will draw the current year to a close...
Dec 29, 2014 | Internet Culture, mic, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (December 29, 2014) Back in October, a Fox News article on apocalyptic belief systems by Dr. Robert Jeffress observed that “47 percent of American Christians believe that the end of the world as described in the Bible will occur within the next 40...
Dec 28, 2014 | Conservativism, mic, Political Ideologies, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: Good Men Project (December 28, 2014), The Daily Dot (December 30, 2014) The Interview has been getting a lot of sympathy but, from a critical standpoint, not a great deal of respect. After seeing the film twice, I find this attitude a tad dismaying. For...
Dec 25, 2014 | Conservativism, mic, Political Ideologies, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: Daily Dot (December 25, 2014) The nativity, whether on a church lawn or brazenly displayed at City Hall, is a fixture of American Christmases—as is, of course, controversy. While arguments over nativity scenes trend toward questions of the separation...
Dec 23, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, mic, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: Good Men Project (December 23, 2014) Matthew Rozsa offers three suggestions to protect both the police and the communities that fear them and calls for both groups to demand that politicians enact them. ___ Believe it or not, Michael Brown and Eric Garner...
Dec 22, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, mic, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: Daily Dot (December 22, 2014) Say what you will about The Interview, but let’s abandon the notion that the filmmakers were wrong for their fictionalized depiction of Kim Jong-un’s death. The reason is simple: It is healthy to assert that Kim Jong-un...
Dec 19, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, mic, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: Good Men Project (December 19, 2014) Matthew Rozsa is mad as hell that Sony pulled ‘The Interview.’ But he’s equally horrified by the company’s racist attitudes. ___ If North Korea has shown the world anything, it is that the executives at Sony are abject...
Dec 18, 2014 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Satirical Essays
Published: Daily Dot (December 18, 2014), Salon (December 20, 2014) Seventy-seven percent of the country believe in angels. Only 40 percent concede climate change is a reality In a video that went viral this week, Bill O’Reilly has spoken, not only for himself but...
