Dec 18, 2014 | General Advice, Internet Culture, Liskula Cohen, Love and Dating, mic
Published: Good Men Project (December 18, 2014) co-author: Liskula Cohen Liskula Cohen and Matthew Rozsa look at how men succeed—and fail—with women in the world of online dating. ___ A few years ago, finding myself in a curious mood, I decided to create two dating profiles on the same site. They were mostly identical—both included information about my personality, likes and dislikes, ambitions,...
Dec 18, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, mic, Terrorism, World Affairs
Published: Good Men Project (December 18, 2014) Matthew Rozsa believes North Korea’s threat to Sony challenges the very essence of our democratic freedoms. ___ Is it too much to expect Americans who expect to profit from the First Amendment to stand up for its underlying ethos? Of course, due emphasis must be placed on the phrase “underlying ethos” in the aforementioned sentence. Although the...
Dec 17, 2014 | Gun Control, Jewish Experiences, mic
Published: Good Men Project (December 17, 2014) Matthew Rozsa meditates on what we lost when Gabby Giffords was shot … and what we can still hope for. ___ It would be an understatement to say that I’m not an observant Jew. I don’t keep kosher, only periodically observe the High Holy Days, and didn’t even remember that it was Channukah until I saw this Facebook picture of former Rep. Gabrielle...
Dec 17, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Civil Liberties, Gender and Sexism, mic, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State
Published: Daily Dot (December 17, 2014) One of the greatest achievements in human history. Barbara Walters wasn’t technically incorrect when she used this phrase to declare Amal Clooney as the most fascinating person of 2014. After all, Walters' choice was a lawyer who has waged many important battles for human rights. Yet as Walters made clear in her segment, her tribute to the woman formerly...
Dec 10, 2014 | Class Issues, Economic Policy, Mental Illness, mic
Published: Good Men Project (December 10, 2014) Matthew Rozsa explains the difference between the perception of equality and the reality of discrimination. ___ A friend recently observed that I’ve developed a reputation for anchoring my editorials with quotes, and as the year 2014 reaches its close, a particularly choice one by Anatole France comes to mind as capturing the zeitgeist of our...
Dec 9, 2014 | Bullying, Conservativism, Internet Culture, Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies
Published: Daily Dot (December 9, 2014) If you’ve logged onto the Internet recently, chances are you’re used to seeing progressives in the role of victim. In addition to its sexist undertones, Gamergate has largely been a right-wing movement, an explosion of cultural reactionary sentiment against feminist criticisms of female representation in video game content and culture. Even the derisive...
Dec 3, 2014 | Internet Culture, mic, President Obama
Published: Daily Dot (December 3, 2014) Anyone criticizing Sasha and Malia Obama needs to do more than just check their partisanship. Instead, they might be well-advised to go one step further and take stock of their philosophy on child-rearing. Although it may be tempting for some to treat the Obama daughters like political figures, they are in fact child celebrities, saddled with all the...
Dec 3, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, mic
Published: Good Men Project (December 3, 2014), Interview on LeGrande Green (December 7, 2014) Matthew Rozsa meditates on the downfall of Cosby and the rise of the new integrity. ___ Let’s talk about the concept of integrity. Since this is an article about Bill Cosby, an influential comedian, it seems appropriate to start with a quote from one of the most influential theatrical comedies in...
Dec 2, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, mic, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (December 2, 2014) There is a deeper lesson to be learned by the racist backlash against the casting of John Boyega as a major character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It’s cliché these days to point out that “geek is chic,” but 2014 may be remembered as a turning point for the nerd subculture once associated with social marginalization—namely, the year in which it was...
Nov 28, 2014 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, mic, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 28, 2014) In Ferguson, the streets are on fire, and so are the media as they follow rioters through clouds of tear gas and across lines of National Guard troops. Months after the death of Michael Brown at the hands of Officer Darren Wilson, the people of Ferguson have yet to see justice; But the unrest is bigger than either Wilson or Brown. Here are the nationwide...