Jan 31, 2016 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Liberalism, mic, 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 Republicans. After all, both candidates are marshalling support from the ideological grassroots in their respective parties (the left in...
Dec 24, 2015 | Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Republicans
Published: Salon (December 24, 2015), The Good Men Project (December 22, 2015) A brief but telling statement about Donald Trump's early years, courtesy of a former high school classmate: "He didn’t mingle with the rest of the corps who were not as high ranked. He lived in a different set of barracks." I'm drawing attention to this quote because it highlights my main observation about Trump's...
Dec 20, 2015 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Immigration, mic, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Religion and Religious Issues
Published: MSNBC (December 20, 2015) Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley were unified on one topic during the last Democratic presidential debate of the year Saturday night: The toxicity of Donald Trump’s proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States. Each candidate seized on the opportunity to decry racial and religious bigotry — and encouraged the rest of America...
Dec 19, 2015 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Political Parties
Published: The Good Men Project (December 19, 2015) I suppose I should be happy that the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has reversed its decision to block the Bernie Sanders campaign from its own voter data. For one thing, the punishment was grossly out of proportion to the crime - without proof that Sanders himself knew about the leaks from Hillary Clinton's campaign, denying him access to...
Dec 18, 2015 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Political Parties
Published: The Daily Dot (December 18, 2015) If you watched the second Democratic presidential debate five weeks ago, consider yourself an anomaly. That event was the lowest rated of the debates held so far during the 2016 election cycle, drawing in only 8.55 million viewers. Compared to the monster ratings drawn by Donald Trump and the GOP–the Las Vegas debate on Tuesday drew 18 million...
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 the Republican nominee if it isn’t himself) that he “will do everything in my power to beat (Democratic hopeful) Hillary Clinton, I...
Dec 15, 2015 | Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, mic, 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 has taken social media by storm, if for no other reason than it reinforces the widespread belief that Trump is a latter-day Nazi....
Dec 14, 2015 | Elections - Presidential (2016), mic, Republicans
Published: The Daily Dot (December 14, 2015) As the candidates prepare for the eighth Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday night, there are a few things we know for sure. As usual, there will be two debates - an undercard debate at 6 p.m. featuring candidates who currently aren’t polling well (former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, former...
Dec 12, 2015 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (December 15, 2015), The Good Men Project (December 12, 2015) If you can't stand the thought of Donald Trump becoming president, the good news is that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) looks poised to upset him in the pivotal Iowa caucuses next month. The bad news is that if Cruz succeeds and ultimately becomes the Republican nominee, he will prove to be far worse than Trump himself. For one...
Dec 3, 2015 | Elections - Presidential (2016), Jewish Experiences, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: Salon (December 5, 2015), The Good Men Project (December 3, 2015) If you are a Jew, you should be very afraid of Donald Trump. For a while I explained this sentiment thusly: Trump may not be personally anti-Semitic, but anti-Semites sure seem to love Trump. After all, I've received countless emails attacking me for being Jewish when I've written articles criticizing the Republican...