Month: November 2016

November 28, 2016

If the Electoral College can contradict the popular vote sometimes, why would it be wrong for them to do it every single time? [Reader’s Question]

Can I tell you something, honestly? This is one of those situations where I couldn't give a damn what the people think.

November 28, 2016

A reporter wrote an article about me and got an antisemitic email in response.

America is at a crossroad right now. Do we go down the road of passive acceptance and fear, or do we go down the road of truth, mutual respect, and fighting for what’s right?

November 27, 2016

No, students who sought counseling after the recent presidential election are not "precious snowflakes."

Why would they turn around and belittle those who feel the awesome power and intimacy of political decision-making?

November 22, 2016

The author of this blog has just been put on a watch list for having “anti-American values.” Here is how you can help.

It has been a heck of a week .

November 21, 2016

Molli Bernstein died this weekend: death in the age of Facebook.

The internet keeps so many people at such a distance that it is hard to know when it is proper to try to make that divide smaller.

November 17, 2016

The antisemitic email I just got and my response to it.

Lies are easy to tell. Truth is long, complex, and tiring.

November 13, 2016

Telling people to just chill-out about Trump and love one another, is bad advice and philosophically incoherent

The presidency is not a game.

November 7, 2016

My Final Statement on Donald Trump

If you vote for Donald Trump, we can’t be friends.

November 3, 2016

[PSA] Yelling is not an argument; insults are not evidence.

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Month: November 2016

If the Electoral College can contradict the popular vote sometimes, why would it be wrong for them to do it every single time? [Reader’s Question]

Can I tell you something, honestly? This is one of those situations where I couldn't give a damn what the people think.

A reporter wrote an article about me and got an antisemitic email in response.

America is at a crossroad right now. Do we go down the road of passive acceptance and fear, or do we go down the road of truth, mutual respect, and fighting for what’s right?

No, students who sought counseling after the recent presidential election are not "precious snowflakes."

Why would they turn around and belittle those who feel the awesome power and intimacy of political decision-making?

The author of this blog has just been put on a watch list for having “anti-American values.” Here is how you can help.

It has been a heck of a week .

Molli Bernstein died this weekend: death in the age of Facebook.

The internet keeps so many people at such a distance that it is hard to know when it is proper to try to make that divide smaller.

The antisemitic email I just got and my response to it.

Lies are easy to tell. Truth is long, complex, and tiring.

Telling people to just chill-out about Trump and love one another, is bad advice and philosophically incoherent

The presidency is not a game.

My Final Statement on Donald Trump

If you vote for Donald Trump, we can’t be friends.

[PSA] Yelling is not an argument; insults are not evidence.

Yelling is not an argument; it is a form of violence.