Mar 26, 2016 | Centrism, Conservativism, Extremism, Liberalism, Libertarianism, Political Ideologies
Published: The Good Men Project (March 26, 2016) "The only index by which to judge a government or a way of life is by the quality of the people it acts upon. No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life,...
Mar 24, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Internet Culture, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Science and Technology
Published: The Daily Dot (March 24, 2016) There was an interesting debate at the University of Pennsylvania this week. TheFoundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, hosted a panel discussion on the effectiveness of hashtag activism. The debate featured...
Mar 11, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Jewish Experiences, Other Media, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Interview with Kris Welch. Want to hear what I had to say (cue it up to around the 23:30 mark for my section)? Radio Interview
Mar 3, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism
Published: The Good Men Project (March 3, 2016) If Donald Trump is going to be defeated, it will be not as a result of ideology or appeals to basic human decency, but because his opponents wage the kind of war necessary to disempower him – namely, a psychological one....
Feb 11, 2016 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Jewish Experiences, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: Salon (February 11, 2016) With his New Hampshire primary victory now in the books, Bernie Sanders has done more than simply guarantee that Hillary Clinton won’t have a free ride to the Democratic nomination. Indeed, even if Clinton ultimately bests Sanders...
Jan 31, 2016 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Liberalism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Alternet (January 31, 2016), Salon (January 31, 2016), The Good Men Project (January 21, 2016) As the 2016 presidential election gathers steam, it’s tempting to compare the Bernie Sanders surge among Democrats with the Donald Trump phenomenon among...
Jan 19, 2016 | Conservativism, Extremism, Political Ideologies, Terrorism
Published: The Good Men Project (January 19, 2016) Since the start of his presidency, conservatives have been quick to lambast Barack Obama for not being tough on Islamic terrorists. Unfortunately for both them and the rest of America, a spoiled rancher and his...
Jan 15, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Media Issues, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism
Published: The Good Men Project (January 12, 2016) The Internet is understandably indignant that Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has been invited to appear at President Obama's State of the...
Dec 16, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: The Daily Dot (December 16, 2015) If the Republican debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday night is any indication, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has completely changed the shape of this race. When he declared (in the same breath that he pledged to support...
Dec 15, 2015 | Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: The Good Men Project (December 15, 2015) During a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas earlier today, a Trump supporter shouted "Sieg heil!" as a black protester was physically ejected from a room where the candidate was speaking. Unsurprisingly, this incident...