Digital communication has always seemed like the opposite of sex to me. Read more
The Tweets Of A Whore: Persona And Privacy In The Age Of Social Media
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Men See Themselves In Brock Turner — That’s Why They Don’t Condemn Him
Most rapists aren’t monsters who lurk behind bushes and in dark alleyways waiting for unsuspecting women to walk by. Read more
Why Punching Nazis Is Not Only Ethical, But Imperative
Dispassionate discourse with Nazis is not only pointless, but actively dangerous. Read more
Why More Young Americans Are Exploring Communism
A Pew Research study found that young people favor socialism, but that’s not the only alternative. There has been an uptick of interest in a 170-year old political system — that dirtiest of C-words. Read more
The Untold Story Of Memorial Day: Former Slaves Honoring The Dead
The Untold Story Of Memorial Day: Former Slaves Honoring And Mourning The Dead By Sarah Lazare Unsplash/Gabby Orcutt The African-American history of the federal holiday has been nearly wiped from public memory. Union General John Logan is often credited with founding Memorial Day. The commander-in-chief of a Union veterans’ organization called the Grand Army of the Republic, Logan Read more
We Need To Talk About Toxic Gay Masculinity
There has been little discussion of the ways white gay male culture, in particular, is rife with its own brand of toxic masculinity. Read more
The Media Must Stop Taking ‘Incel’ Agitprop Seriously
Men who hate women will continue to hate us, and hurt us, no matter how much sex they’re having. Read more
What Happened That Made Us Numb To These Deaths?
When a school shooting hits close to home, everything reminds me how unsafe we really are. Read more
Bernie Sanders And My Mom And The Attack On Sex Workers
People care a lot more about whether or not Bernie Sanders might have said something mildly sexist 35 years ago than they do about whether sex workers live or die. Read more
The Actions Of Some In Toronto Can’t Erase Canada’s Shameful Truths
‘We are comparatively free of racial, sectarian or ideological strife’? Absolutely not. Read more