The Eck’s Factor: From lap dances to sports and everything in between, what does “protecting the children” really mean?
Yes, the backlash against Lil Nas X is indeed political. Here’s why.
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The United States has not forgotten how to forgive — and that’s a problem
If we want to talk about the U.S.’s inability to forgive, let’s not start with the racist tweets.
The Eck’s Factor: The United States’ obsession with cancel culture ignores imperialism
“Abolish the British Monarchy!” says the American who forgot that the U.S. is also an imperialist country.
The Eck’s Factor: FREE BRITNEY: When Misogyny Meets Abnormality
Free Britney and everyone else who is afflicted with mental illness in abusive conservatorships.
The Eck’s Factor: No, I will not be celebrating Black History Month with Amazon
First, we bought “How to Be an Antiracist” from Amazon, and now this. Have we not learned our lesson?
The Eck’s Factor: Sexual minority stigma continues to marginalize the LGBTQ+ community
Transgender athletes and STIs are still controversial — let’s discuss.
The Eck’s Factor: The right’s adoption of “Orwellian” is misguided
Branding Trump’s Twitter ban as “Orwellian” is not the strong argument that you think it is.
Defunding the police is also a mental health movement
We cannot defund the police without having a plan to fund programs that do not perpetuate the current criminalization of psychiatric illness, nor continually abuse inmates with mental illness.
The Eck’s Factor: The ‘Harry Potter liberal’ voting rhetoric is flawed
We must remember that defeating Trump will not fix the system like magic. We simply cannot afford to not be pragmatic.
The Eck’s Factor: Amy Coney Barrett and J.K. Rowling perpetuate prejudice through tokenization
Tokenization cannot remedy prejudice — why do we keep acting like it can?