Published: The Good Men Project (July 16, 2016) As The New York Times recently reported, there are an awful lot of social issues in which Donald Trump doesn’t now or didn’t in the past line up with his new vice presidential running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. These...
mic
Jews have a special responsibility to fight Donald Trump
Jul 9, 2016 | Civil Liberties, Class Issues, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Jewish Experiences, mic
Published: Quartz (July 9, 2016) Donald Trump’s anti-Semitic tweet—I’m sorry, his allegedly anti-Semitic tweet—is still in the news in the US, and with good reason. The presumptive Republican nominee has repeatedly refused to apologize for linking Hillary Clinton,...
Sanders voters should learn from Brexit: Don’t make the same mistake as Brits and support right-wing populism
Jul 3, 2016 | Class Issues, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Immigration, mic
Published: Salon (July 3, 2016) If Bernie Sanders supporters can learn anything from Brexit, it is that the English-speaking world is in the mood for a certain type of right-wing populism. On one side of the pond, the anti-immigrant and anti-free trade sentiment that...
Grover Cleveland and the Current Political Climate
Published: The Good Men Project (July 2, 2016) The context was the election of 1892. Cleveland had served a single term as president from 1885 to 1889, but had been defeated in his first re-election bid by former Senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana. Normally that...
Trump isn’t Goldwater… He might win.
Jun 28, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gender and Sexism, Immigration, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: Salon (July 2, 2016), The Good Men Project (June 28, 2016) Back in March, I observed that Donald Trump had transformed the Republican Party in a similar way as Barry Goldwater. For those of you unfamiliar with the reference, Goldwater was a plucky...
A Warning About Donald Trump
Jun 24, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: Quartz (June 24, 2016) If Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is any indication, Americans cannot become complacent about Donald Trump. Trust me, I understand why many of my fellow political writers on the North American side of the Atlantic are...
It’s time for Democrats to unify: Why even the most idealistic Sanders voter should support Clinton
Jun 16, 2016 | Class Issues, Democrats, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Liberalism, mic, Political Ideologies, Political Parties
Published: Salon (June 16, 2016) We don’t know what Bernie Sanders discussed with Hillary Clinton when the two of them met Tuesday night, but it’s fair to assume that the conversation revolved around Clinton’s new status as the presumptive Democratic nominee. As the...
A First Amendment Pioneer’s Take on the Second Amendment (republished after the Orlando mass shooting)
Jun 12, 2016 | Civil Liberties, Gun Control, Liskula Cohen, mic
Published: GirlieGirlArmy (June 12, 2016, July 3, 2014) co-author: Liskula Cohen Editor's Note: This was republished because, at a time when the media is fanning the flames of Islamophobia, we need to remember that if it wasn't for our lax gun control laws and...
Why Hillary should tap into ’90s nostalgia
Jun 11, 2016 | Democrats, Economic Policy, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), History, mic, Political Parties
Published: Salon (June 11, 2016) Now that Hillary Clinton is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, I have a congratulatory observation for her. When I talk to strangers about politics these days, the subject inevitably turns to the 2016 presidential...
How Gary Johnson can win my liberal vote
Jun 9, 2016 | Economic Policy, Elections - Presidential (2016), Libertarianism, mic, Political Ideologies
Published: The Huffington Post (June 9, 2016), The Good Men Project (June 4, 2016) I'm a Bernie Sanders supporter, but in the likely event that the Democrats don't nominate him, I will most likely cast my vote for Hillary Clinton. That said, I have my reservations....
