From Gamergate to “Ghostbusters” to Suicide Squad: The Problem of Fan Entitlement
Published: Salon (August 9, 2016)
It’s easy to roll your eyes at the “Suicide Squad” petition. In case you’ve been lucky enough to miss the news, fans of the new movie “Suicide Squad” have created an online movement to shut down aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes for posting predominantly negative reviews of their beloved film.... Read Original Article
The troubling and counterproductive trend of liberals policing free speech: We cannot silence those we disagree with
Published: Salon (August 5, 2016)
co-authored with Mark Schierbecker
When Donald Trump was asked last November to give his opinion on the student-led protests at the University of Missouri, he called them “disgusting,” adding to Fox Business News that “I think the two people that resigned are weak, ineffective people.
Campus protests can go viral in no time–so can the backlash
Published: The Daily Dot (November 27, 2015)
It’s hard to follow the recent flurry of college protests without being reminded of President Harry S. Truman, who famously said that “there is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.”
As the media continues to fete attention on high-profile student demonstrations at Yale, Wesleyan, Princeton, and the University of Missouri, one could be forgiven for thinking there is something novel about the state of American universities today.... Read Original Article
Hillary Clinton, unpaid internships, and the culture of exploiting young workers
Published: Daily Dot (July 9, 2015)
Although Hillary Clinton has proposed a series of programs for reducing youth unemployment, she has also come under fire on the Internet for staffing her presidential campaign with unpaid interns. In response, Clinton announced on Tuesday that she was hiring 20 paid staffers in Iowa (the first state to hold a presidential primary or caucus next year).... Read Original Article
What 9 World Leaders Were Doing In Their 20s
Published: Question of the Day (June 2, 2015)
These were really formative years. The 20-something years are often as sharply defined by the “something” aspect of that term than by their numerical designation. This is the decade in which so many of us struggle to find ourselves in our careers; for some, the path lies clearly in front of us, while for others it wind around and is covered in shadows.With... Read Original Article