Oct 11, 2014 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Foreign Policy, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, Millennials, Political Ideologies, Salon.com
Published: Salon (October 11, 2014) Previously, politicians fought to be seen as more hawkish than their opponents. Here's why those days are over Senator Rand Paul, ostensibly the heir to his father’s reputation as one of America’s premier go-to libertarians,...
Sep 24, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, Internet Culture, Millennials
Published: The Good Men Project (September 24, 2014; republished on October 15, 2014) The backlash against statements by gaming commentator Anita Sarkeesian has writer Matthew Rozsa questioning mob mentality in the digital world. Before discussing the Anita...
Feb 24, 2014 | Foreign Policy, History, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, Millennials, Other Media, World Affairs
Published: mic (February 24, 2014), Appearance on Channel 69 - WFMZ (February 25, 2014) The news: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel plans to announce billions of dollars in military spending cuts, reducing our armed forces to troop levels unseen since 1940— before...
Feb 21, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice, Millennials
Published: mic (February 21, 2014) Jean-Luc Godard once said that the best way to criticize a movie is to make another one. But our generation has put a strange twist on his aphorism: Even when we make new movies, we only seem to do so as a way of seeing old ones...
Feb 19, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Foreign Policy, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Millennials, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: mic (February 19, 2014) The news. In a recent interview with Politico, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) discussed how the Republican Party could attract minority voters by focusing on a new slate of issues. These included reforming the war on drugs, opposing...
Nov 27, 2013 | Class Issues, Holiday Season, Millennials, Plutocracy
Published: mic (November 27, 2013) According to a recent survey by the National Retail Federation, nearly one in four Americans are willing to shop on Thanksgiving. Indeed, of the 33 million shoppers expected to hit the streets tomorrow, the one anticipated to turn...
Feb 24, 2012 | Foreign Policy, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State, Millennials, President Obama, Republicans
Published: The Morning Call (February 24, 2012), PolicyMic (February 24, 2012) As Ron Paul's inability to expand his base within the Republican Party makes his bid for the GOP presidential nomination seem increasingly futile, media outlets are discussing whether...