Jul 14, 2015 | Extremism, General Advice, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism
Published: Good Men Project (July 14, 2015) Let’s discuss the concept of honor. More specifically, let’s explore the version of that term as it was once described by Socrates: “The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.” Bearing...
Jul 9, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gun Control, Political Ideologies, Salon.com
Published: Salon (July 9, 2015) Gun nuts go after Bernie Sanders: NRA just reveals its radical paranoia Sanders' Second Amendment position falls to the right of many liberals, but NRA types just assume the worst Gun nuts go after Bernie Sanders: NRA just reveals its...
Jul 8, 2015 | Conservativism, Conspiracy Theories, Extremism, Political Ideologies, President Obama, Race and Racism, Salon.com
Published: Salon (July 8, 2015) Brace yourself: After months of frantic conspiracy theorizing, Operation Jade Helm is finally underway next week. One week from today, one of the largest military training exercises in history — dubbed “Operation Jade Helm 15? — will...
Jul 2, 2015 | Conservativism, Extremism, Media Issues, Political Ideologies, Terrorism
Published: Daily Dot (July 2, 2015) It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Morris Gulett, the leader of a white supremacist religious group that vows to fight to “safeguard the existence of our race, the purity of our blood and the sustenance of our children,” recently...
Jun 23, 2015 | Conservativism, Extremism, History, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism
Published: Question of the Day (June 23, 2015) As the debate rages on over the Confederate flag’s appearance on government land in South Carolina, it’s important to remember one thing: For all the talk of honoring the Palmetto State’s rich history, that flag isn’t the...
Jun 22, 2015 | Conservativism, Extremism, Mental Illness, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism, Terrorism
Published: Daily Dot (June 22, 2015) Why do we insist on claiming that Dylann Roof was mentally ill? In a recent segment on Fox News, the outlet blamed Roof’s actions on a “troubled past,” arguing that mental illness tends to be “swept under the rug” in these cases,...
Jun 20, 2015 | Extremism, Political Ideologies, Race and Racism, Salon.com
Published: Good Men Project (June 20, 2015) Matthew Rozsa explains how terrorists justify their horrific actions and what we need to do to stop them. ___ I will only mention the name of the Charleston shooter once: Dylann Roof. And although I shall provide you with a...
Mar 24, 2015 | Conservativism, Conspiracy Theories, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Other Media, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans, Salon.com
Published: Daily Dot (March 24, 2015), Salon (March 26, 2015), Interview with CBC - Edmonton (March 26, 2015) It’s the hypocrisy, stupid. Much mirth has already been derived from Ted Cruz’s announcement that he is running for president in 2016; Twitter users were...
Mar 5, 2015 | Conspiracy Theories, Extremism, Political Ideologies
Published: Good Men Project (March 5, 2015) Matthew Rozsa holds conspiracy theorists to the same standard of skepticism that they claim to use. ___ Maybe it was my mistake. After all, what kind of person expects to hear intelligent political analysis from two drunks...
Feb 11, 2015 | Conservativism, Extremism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Religion and Religious Issues, Republicans, Terrorism
Published: Daily Dot (February 11, 2015) If there is one thing we can learn from the Christian Right’s continued response to President Obama’s National Prayer Breakfast speech, it is that religious prejudice isn’t limited to any specific religion. Ironically, the...