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Why the Democrats need Martin O’Malley…

Published: The Good Men Project (October 27, 2015) To begin, I must emphasize that I am not officially supporting the presidential campaign of Martin O'Malley, the former governor of Maryland. This article is focusing on his candidacy because there is a practical argument to be made in favor of nominating him - one that is too compelling, even alarming, to be safely ignored. Right now the...

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The Right (and Wrong) Way to Discuss Socialism

Published: Salon (October 20, 2015), The Good Men Project (October 17, 2015) Is the term “socialist” losing its stigma? There are two examples from last week's news cycle that shed some light on that question. At the beginning of Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate, Anderson Cooper challenged Sen. Bernie Sanders on the Vermont liberal’s willingness to describe himself as a democratic...

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Understanding the Sanders Revolution

Published: The Daily Dot (October 13, 2015), The Good Men Project (October 13, 2015) In tonight’s Democratic presidential debate, Bernie Sanders will take his first big step in avoiding the fate that befell another Vermont liberal, former Gov. Howard Dean, whose candidacy tanked after the public got a negative first impression of him following his defeat in the Iowa caucuses. Part of this will...

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If you want fair presidential elections in America, we need fair debates

Published: The Daily Dot (September 9, 2015) If Democrats want to make the election process as democratic as their party’s name suggests, the best way to do is by having a competitive race among a diverse field of presidential hopefuls. This is especially crucial in a political era where the Internet is leveling the playing field by making candidates’ messages instantly accessible to a wide,...

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A Democratic Race Without Hillary Clinton

Published: The Good Men Project (September 3, 2015) If Hillary Clinton doesn’t become the Democratic presidential nominee next year, who could replace her? Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that Hillary Clinton doesn’t run in the Democratic presidential primaries next year. There are plenty of reasons to assume that won’t happen: The FBI’s investigation into her private email may not yield...

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Voters are already sick of the election—and it’s not just because of Trump

Published: The Daily Dot (August 14, 2015) Does anyone care that our election cycles are getting increasingly longer? If the Republican National Committee is to be believed, then the answer is no. Despitepledging at the beginning of the year to limit the number of presidential debates that it would allow during the 2016 election season, Nancy Reagan will be hosting yet another presidential...

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Hillary Clinton’s Rape Culture Problem

Published: Good Men Project (July 30, 2015) Hillary Clinton has a rape culture problem… and her supporters need to ask the right questions. Hillary Clinton has a problematic record when it comes to the issue of rape culture in America. Any politician with a similar background – regardless of party, ideology, or gender – should be expected to answer for them. Unfortunately, as I learned last...

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