Published: Quartz (August 1, 2016)
Watching the Democratic National Convention last week was a refreshing antidote to the bile that has contaminated American politics this election cycle. Not everyone supports the party’s nominee (see: the antics of the “Bernie or Bust” movement), of course, but there is something inspiring about a convention that focuses on the positive rather than the negative.... Read Original Article
Published: Salon (July 31, 2016), The Good Men Project (July 26, 2016)
“What would it take for you to vote for a third-party candidate?”
This question was posed to me by a good friend who, after supporting Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential campaign, became so disenchanted with the political process that he backed Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in 2012 (not surprisingly, he plans on doing so again this year).... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (July 30, 2016)
“It appears therefore more natural to think of physical reality as a four dimensional existence, instead of, as hitherto, the evolution of a three dimensional existence.”
This is a quote from Albert Einstein, who offered it to explain how the past and future both co-exist in the present moment.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (July 28, 2016)
I may as well be upfront about this… I am a HUGE fan of “South Park.” Although their political sensibilities don’t always align with my own (see: their global warming denialism), the nineteen existing seasons of “South Park” contain some of the sharpest and boldest social commentary ever aired on television. ... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (July 21, 2016)
I feel like answering a question I’m often asked about one type of article I like to write… in no small part because I am myself curious about the answer.
It’s been more than three years since I first started writing about my experiences as someone with Asperger’s Syndrome.... Read Original Article
Published: Salon (July 16, 2016)
In anticipation of the upcoming Democratic and Republican conventions later this month, it seems appropriate to brace ourselves for something historic. After all, Hillary Clinton is the first woman ever to be nominated by a major party, as well as a traditionally polarizing figure who only recently managed to win the endorsement of her chief rival, Bernie Sanders.... Read Original Article