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What it actually feels like to be targeted by Donald Trump’s neo-Nazi fan club

Mar 10, 2016 | Autobiographical, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Jewish Experiences, mic, Political Parties, Race and Racism, Republicans

Published: Quartz (March 10, 2016)

With 458 delegates under his belt so far (and counting), Donald Trump is now more than one-third of the way toward receiving the Republican presidential nomination. Although millions of Americans both inside and out of the Grand Old Party are reacting to this prospect with justifiable disgust, millions more find nothing wrong with a frontrunner reluctant to condemn the Ku Klux Klan.... Read Original Article

John Kasich: Donald Trump’s Unwitting Accomplice

Feb 10, 2016 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Political Parties, Republicans

Published: The Huffington Post (February 10, 2016)

Thanks to his surprising second place finish in the New Hampshire primary, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has emerged as the GOP establishment’s savior du jour. If conventional wisdom is to be believed, the Republican Party’s comparatively moderate leadership will rally behind Kasich on the basis of his strong showing and use his candidacy to thwart Donald Trump and Ted Cruz.... Read Original Article

Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, and the Love of a Good Debate

Feb 9, 2016 | Elections - Presidential (2016), Political Parties, Republicans

Published: The Good Men Project (February 9, 2016)

I’m writing this before the final votes in New Hampshire have been cast, but I know one thing for certain – regardless of who wins, Marco Rubio will be a big loser.

Back in April, I predicted that Rubio’s flip-flopping on immigration reform would cost him the Republican presidential nomination.... Read Original Article

The Fundamental Difference Between Sanders and Trump

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 Sanders’ case, the right for Trump), and both have successfully tapped into a deeper anger that animates their campaigns.... Read Original Article