Oct 14, 2016 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (October 14, 2016) Donald Trump supporters have talked about violence if the Republican candidate loses to Hillary Clinton next month. And now, some of them are starting to put their money where their mouths are. A pro-Donald Trump protester has...
Oct 13, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gender and Sexism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (October 13, 2016) As more and more sexual assault allegations pile up against him, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s political team is in full damage control mode. Their approaches have been diverse, but the aim is clear: deflect...
Oct 2, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gender and Sexism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (October 2, 2016) When Salon’s Brendan Gauthier recently wrote about the alt-right’s reaction to Donald Trump’s humiliating performance in the first presidential debate, he included the following quote from a 4chan user defending the Republican...
Sep 27, 2016 | Elections, Political Parties
Monday night’s presidential debate between Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was almost certainly a smashing success in terms of TV ratings. If the social-media response is any indication, both candidates had more than their fair share of memorable moments.
Let’s go to the Twitter roundup!...
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Sep 22, 2016 | Elections, Political Parties
Breitbart columnist Milo Yiannopoulos is perhaps the most famous troll in the world right now, in large part because he was banned from Twitter last month and because the head of Breitbart News is now the CEO of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. This, of course, makes it all the more disappointing that Yiannopoulos repeatedly flaked on me when I tried to interview him for this article....
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Sep 22, 2016 | Conservativism, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Extremism, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans
Published: Salon (September 22, 2016) Why isn’t Mike Pence a major issue in this campaign? In any other election, Pence would be to a Republican presidential nominee what Sarah Palin was to John McCain back in 2008 — that is, an extreme right-winger whose presence on...
Sep 20, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Libertarianism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: The Good Men Project (September 20, 2016) Roughly one year ago, I participated in the group conference call for one of the publications where I freelance. Both I and the other writers were asked to figure out which Republican presidential candidate we...
Sep 16, 2016 | Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), History, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: Salon (September 16, 2016) After Hillary Clinton nearly collapsed at a 9/11 ceremony earlier this week, allegedly due to pneumonia and overheating, the American public is naturally concerned. On the one hand, people wonder whether Clinton is healthy enough...
Sep 12, 2016 | Conservativism, Conspiracy Theories, Extremism, Internet Culture, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Published: The Daily Dot (September 7, 2016) When Hillary Clinton pointed out the connection between Donald Trump and the alt-right, she wasn’t talking about an ordinary political movement. As the Daily Dot's Amrita Khalid notes, the alt-right is a "younger, ballsier...
Aug 25, 2016 | Conservativism, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Liberalism, Libertarianism, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Interview on The Brad Blog (August 24, 2016) My section begins around the 18:00 mark. http://bradblog.com/?p=11818