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Can We Please Stop Talking About Hillary Clinton?
The coverage of Hillary’s every move is a perfect example of the 24/7 news cycle at work. —- I was this close to posting a story about Hillary Clinton. Really. Specifically, it was a criticism of...
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My First Loves Were A Glove and A Ballot.
Paul Blest on the Phillies, Barack Obama, and one incredible week in 2008. — I remember the first baseball game I ever saw. I was six years old, watching the Atlanta Braves play the Montreal Expos on...
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK – Kevin Spacey Tears Washington To Shreds
House of Cards star riffs on Congress. —- Legendary actor Kevin Spacey appeared on the Daily Show this past Tuesday. He discussed his preparation for the show, which included shadowing Republican...
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“Happy Cows” Video, Masculinity, and Why I’m a Vegetarian
Paul Blest on vegetarianism, gender roles, and a video of some really happy cows. — I don’t want to reduce a major part of my personal philosophy to selections from YouTube, but I’ll admit it: I’m a...
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Conservative Lawmakers And Arizona Businesses Urge Governor To Veto Anti-Gay...
Business pushes back as support starts to grow for a national boycott of Arizona. — This post orginally appeared on ThinkProgress. By Zach Ford The national spotlight is now shining on Arizona as Gov....
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Making Sense of Three Revolutions With A College Professor and Pretty Great...
Dr. Joel Tannenbaum helps me understand what the hell is going on. - Ukraine, Venezuela, and Thailand have all been mired in political uncertainty and widespread protests since late last year, and...
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Welcome To The New Cold War
Russia’s invasion of Crimea is a new chapter in American-Russian relations, and the same old story for former Soviet republics. —- Before I begin one of the many pieces of media you’re going to...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham Compares Ukraine To, You Guessed It, Benghazi
You have to admire his devotion. - Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sent out a tweet today comparing what’s going on in Ukraine to Benghazi. Seriously. Not from his personal Twitter, or campaign Twitter,...
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How To Undermine Your Party’s Most Convincing Argument In Two Easy Steps
Congressman Alan Grayson and how to blow a hole through the party line. — No matter what end of the political spectrum you’re on, there’s at least two truths in 2014. One - time is a flat circle. The...
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Can Federal Prison Reform Actually Happen?
Most of the major players seem to be on board. Will prison reform succeed where other big ideas have failed? - The Good Men Project has recently been aiming our sights on prison reform, with a live...
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Michele Bachmann Thinks The Gay Community Is A Bunch of “Bullies”
In Michele Bachmann’s America, the LGBTQ community is a mafia. - As we get deeper into primary season, and start to reach that critical point where everyone in America is sick of hearing about the...
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America’s Sexual Dysfunction Problem
Our culture has a serious, childish issue with sex. - On Sunday night, I was treated to the news via Facebook that a drunken couple at my alma mater, the University of Delaware, had sex behind a...
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The Swift and Quiet Death of ‘Loyal Opposition’
Here’s to wishing the Democratic opposition to Iraq took a page from Lindsey Graham’s playbook. - Loyal opposition – a minority party esp. in a legislative body whose opposition to the party in...
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Four Other Presidents Who Weren’t Able To ‘Combat Russian Aggression’
The Kremlin’s hardline foreign policy is not a problem unique to Barack Obama. —- Today, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) wrote in a National Review op-ed that, although he agrees with the new sanctions...
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An Open Letter To The DCCC
The depressing emails have got to stop. - Dear Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Cut it out. I don’t mind the emails flooding my inbox every day or couple of days; it’s the spring before an...
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Start the Conversation: Law Enforcement Should Not Be Able to Carry Guns Into...
Politics Editor Paul Blest thinks the current conversation about guns is disingenuous. It’s time to change that. - Starting the Conversation will be a new periodic section at the Good Men Project...
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A Tale of Two Tragedies
Paul Blest on two heartwrenching tragedies and what we can learn from them. - April 10th, 2014 Yesterday, we were shocked and saddened by the terrible events at Franklin Regional High School in...
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A Fifteen Year Old Trans Girl In A Men’s Prison? Are You Kidding Me?...
In what world is it okay to throw a fifteen year old girl in a men’s prison? Not one that I want to be apart of. - Al-Jazeera America is reporting on an especially disturbing story this week coming...
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The Fatal Flaw of Men’s Rights Activists
The men’s rights movement is a reactionary, desperate attempt to hold onto social and political power. — Last week, a pair of articles on the popular website Thought Catalog dealing with “female...
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Was Jill Abramson Ousted Because She Wanted Equal Pay?
The New York Times’ decision to fire its executive editor is another in a long line of questionable moves involving discrimination. On Wednesday, The New York Times fired executive editor Jill...
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