When I wrote this piece, I said to myself “It doesn’t matter how sincerely and expressly I register my praise for Ta-Nehisi Coates; some people are going to lose their shit about this.” And lo, on Twitter, it came to pass. That was part of my point in that piece: that people take anything other […]

I had a piece in the Observer about the “born this way”/immutability argument after the gay marriage decision that I hope you’ll check out. I was on TheLipTV, talking polygamy, and you can check it out here. Lots of great questions, perceptive and informed host. I had a similarly good time on Al-Jazeera English this […]

So: Daniel Engber does not like that you have worries about air conditioning. In the first instance, Engber’s essay is something like a nadir for fake iconoclasm — the practice common to click farmers of presenting as novel or challenging an opinion shared by more or less everyone. In his own culture, a vast majority […]

I’m in Politico today, making the argument for legally recognized group marriage. Check it out. Update: Did you write this piece to troll conservatives? No, I wrote it because I believe in a natural moral right to group marriage. Did you write this piece because you oppose  same sex marriage? No, I support same sex […]

Hey guys, I’m thrilled to share a piece I wrote for Vox on art/alt/heady metal music, why I love it, how to get into it, and some bands to try out. I haven’t had this much fun writing something in a long time. And now some words for the purists. (Whom I love, despite myself!) […]

Well gang, it’s looking pretty much official — unless I’m mistaken about the timelines of a few remaining jobs, I’ve struck out on the 2014-2015 academic job market. I had a bunch of close calls, including an offer that looked to be in hand, but no bites. It happens. I figure if I’m gonna tell […]

I had a piece in yesterday’s LA Times on the Rachel Dolezal affair that you can check out here. The reaction to the piece has been overwhelmingly positive, but there’s been a few people who have accused me of writing an anti-“political correctness”, anti-identity politics, or similar piece. I find that idea very frustrating. That’s not the text […]

So I got this the other day: So the dude called me and asked me three questions. I presumed it was in response to this. I pinged Keenan Trotter about it before my interview to say that I thought it was weird. On the third question, I realized there was some sort of weird misunderstanding […]

Hey guys, ever since my graduation a few weeks ago, people have asked about setting up a tip jar or similar. So I’ve set up another GoFundMe, which will fund a UHaul and some various moving expenses for my upcoming move to parts unknown at the end of June. I’ve been a bit reluctant to […]

My discussion with Jay Caspian Kang, about online activism and the future of the left, has drawn to a close. I really want to thank Jay for the invitation and for the spirited pushback. It’s been a great opportunity to flesh out my ideas, and to do so with direct and muscular disagreement, which is always […]