Three Steps for Tackling Performance Anxiety

We’ve got another Sex and the State guest post!  Sex is supposed to be enjoyable, but if you feel stressed every time you climb between the sheets, you might struggle to take pleasure in the physical side of your relationships. Anxiety about orgasms or erections, worries about weight and other such concerns are a sure-fire way to … [Read more…]

How The Hunger Games Made Me a Libertarian

We’ve got another awesome Sex and the State guest post! If you would like to submit a guest post, please fill out my contact form with an brief outline of what you want to write about. I hated The Hunger Games movie. It was so depressing and morbid. What could be worse than watching children battle to … [Read more…]

Polyamory Doesn’t Equal Cheating

We’ve got another awesome Sex and the State guest post! If you would like to submit a guest post, please fill out my contact form with an brief outline of what you want to write about. A recent article from The Guardian delved into a common issue associated with polygamy and polyamorous relationships—cheating. Guardian contributor Emer O’Toole … [Read more…]

White People Do Not Think That Black Lives Matter

We’ve got another awesome Sex and the State guest post! If you would like to submit a guest post, please fill out my contact form with an brief outline of what you want to write about. Halfway through Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2013 novel, Americanah, the protagonist, Ifemelu, writes a blog post, perhaps a better one than I … [Read more…]

What the Data Reveal About Whether ‘Bossy’ Matters

Recently, Beyonce joined the banbossy.com campaign intended to empower young girls aspiring to become leaders while raising awareness about the obstacles they will have to overcome in order to achieve their goals. The campaign and its reactions two important questions. First, do women actually still face any unjust barriers? Second, if indeed they do, is … [Read more…]

Why I Mine Bitcoin

There are many articles lately declaring Bitcoin’s demise, most presenting as evidence the collapse of Mt. Gox, a Bitcoin exchange.  This is far from the truth, as the exchanges are just a small part of the Bitcoin ecosystem. The free market to me is nothing more than a decentralized peer-to-peer network, individuals engaging of their … [Read more…]