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5 reasons Marco Rubio will never be elected president

Apr 28, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Immigration, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans

Published: Daily Dot (April 28, 2015)

If the recent polls are to be believed, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is all but guaranteed to be the Republican presidential nominee in 2016.

The Hill, a prominent Beltway blog, reports that Rubio is besting his Republican challengers in two different early polls, one from Fox News and the other from Quinnipac University.... Read Original Article

The Plight of the Basement Dweller

Apr 21, 2015 | Autobiographical, Class Issues, Gender and Sexism, Mental Illness, mic, Millennials

Published: Good Men Project (April 21, 2015)

Basement dwellers. Trolls. We’re all familiar with this personality type: Matthew Rozsa offers an explanation as to why they exist in the first place.

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“Cellar dwellers.” That was the expression that my friend’s husband used when referring to the trolls who posted misogynistic comments under her latest article.

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Why Joss Whedon Was Right About Sexism in the “Jurassic World” Trailer

Apr 18, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, mic

Published: Good Men Project (April 18, 2015)

It’s admirable that Joss Whedon doesn’t want to criticize other artists, but he wasn’t wrong in his observation about “Jurassic World.”

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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

The real problem with Jeb Bush’s voter registration scandal

Apr 17, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans, Scandals

Published: Daily Dot (April 7, 2015)

According to a New York Times report published on Monday, Jeb Bush identified himself as a “Hispanic” on voter registration form in 2009. In response to this story, Bush tweeted:

It is possible that Bush will emerge from this debacle unscathed.... Read Original Article

8 potential candidates who are ready to be Hillary’s running mate

Apr 16, 2015 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Political Parties

Published: Daily Dot (April 16, 2015)

“I am Vice President. In this I am nothing, but I may be everything.”

Much has changed since America’s first vice president, John Adams, offered that observation about the “insignificant” position which “my country has in its wisdom contrived for me.” Since Adams’ statement about his own irrelevancy, the power of the office itself has grown considerably thanks to constitutional clarity on the power and scope of the position, as well as recent occupants like Walter Mondale, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, and Joe Biden.... Read Original Article