S.E. Smith
s.e. smith is a Northern California-based journalist and writer focusing on social justice issues. smith’s work has appeared in publications like Esquire, the Guardian, Rolling Stone, In These Times, Bitch Magazine, and Pacific Standard.
Unvaccinated children and 6 other things we should ban in schools
It’s hard to get your schoolhouse rock on with all this nonsense in the background.
On Feb 2, 2015 by S.E. Smith
7 reasons Time Warner Cable is even worse than Comcast
If cable providers are the most hated companies in America, imagine how bad you have to be to be the worst cable provider in America.
On Jan 30, 2015 by S.E. Smith
For freelance writers on the Internet, low wages come with high costs
Writing for a living isn’t all pajamas and lounging.
In the war between Apple and Google, everyone loses
There can be only one.
On Jan 29, 2015 by S.E. Smith
The only thing worse than driving delivery in a blizzard is how little you get paid for it
Your GrubHub driver’s got 99 problems, and all of them are the service economy.
On Jan 28, 2015 by S.E. Smith
Dudes of public transportation, please close your legs—no one wants to see your balls
It’s the male privilege, stupid.
On Jan 27, 2015 by S.E. Smith
What the death of Skymall says about the rise of Internet culture
Farewell, Garden Yeti.
On Jan 26, 2015 by S.E. Smith
Why are we so afraid of period sex?
The producers of 50 Shades of Grey just pulled out one of the most important parts of the story without anyone’s consent.
On Jan 22, 2015 by S.E. Smith
What the Internet debate about the right to die gets wrong
Before we talk about death with dignity, let’s talk about life with dignity.
Roman Polanski was convicted of raping a 13-year-old—and he needs to finally do his time
If Poland does the right thing, the long arm of the law might finally pluck Roman Polanski out of exile.
On Jan 21, 2015 by S.E. Smith
7 tips to using your phone on public transportation without being that jerk everyone hates
Please don’t be that person.
On Jan 20, 2015 by S.E. Smith
How the Internet built the new Christian conservative movement
The well-oiled machine of evangelical Christianity has been around since the Middle Ages, and the Internet is just a new playing field.
On Jan 19, 2015 by S.E. Smith
7 times government crackdowns on free speech went disastrously wrong
Silencing dissent only has the opposite effect.
On Jan 16, 2015 by S.E. Smith
It’s time to stop using the ‘T-word’
Transphobic slurs aren’t funny.
On Jan 15, 2015 by S.E. Smith
Free speech in France is more complicated than you think
To understand French restrictions on free speech, you have to go back to World War II.
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