Emily L. Hauser
Emily L. Hauser is a long-time commentary writer. Her work has appeared in a variety of outlets, including The Daily Beast, Haaretz, The Forward, Chicago Tribune, and The Dallas Morning News, where she has looked at a wide range of topics, from helmet laws to forgetfulness to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Latest articles by Emily L. Hauser
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Congress is sneakily trying to rewrite American policy on Israeli settlements. It must be stopped.
opinion Otherwise, so long two-state solution!
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David Bowie, The Force Awakens, and the power of giving everyone a voice
opinion Representation is the stuff from which true democracy is made
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The clear moral outrage of the Tamir Rice verdict
opinion He was 12
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The troubling silence of conservative women who've had abortions
opinion Please: Tell your stories
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Can you protest racism on campus after the Paris attacks? Of course you can.
opinion On our myopic hierarchy of suffering
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Why outrage over police brutality isn't enough
opinion The only thing that will stop it is accountability
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In defense of the ridiculousness that is pumpkin season
feature It's the season of smiling gourds, neon-green spiders, and pumpkin-spiced everything. And it's kind of amazing.
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Why do conservatives let men off so easy in the great abortion debate?
opinion It takes two to make a baby. But men are never the subject of anti-abortion attacks.
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America's shameful response to the Syrian refugee crisis
opinion The U.S. and the rest of the industrialized West can do more — much, much more
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Why the identities of Ashley Madison's clients are none of your business
opinion Even adulterers deserve their privacy
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Let's talk about sex: How Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg revealed America's squeamishness with women's bodies
opinion Recent events underscore that the unhelpful taboos surrounding sex are as strong as ever
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What do mass shootings and police killings have in common? America's sick gun culture.
opinion The shooting spree in Lafayette, Louisiana, and the death of Sam Dubose are products of the same destructive force: guns
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Dear America: It's not just Bill Cosby
opinion The media has focused on a single, sensational case. But there are many, many more out there.
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Why liberals should cut Nikki Haley some slack on the Confederate flag
opinion Yes, Haley for years did nothing about the flag on South Carolina's capitol grounds. But progress is progress.
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It's swimsuit season! Is your body socially acceptable?
opinion Another summer, another round of fat-shaming
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Why Anderson Cooper's advice to 'follow your bliss' is so wrong
opinion Yes, you should follow your passion. But make sure you have a Plan B.
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The horrifying pervasiveness of police brutality
opinion It's not just Baltimore...
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Why America's prison rape epidemic is everyone's problem
opinion We won't end taxpayer-funded rape until we get serious about rape in general
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Why there's no such thing as 'women's rights'
opinion Assigning gender only obscures the fact that these are human rights
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Why South by Southwest is a huge, exploitative scam
opinion The annual festival is entirely dependent on unpaid work
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Why pot legalization is also a fight for social justice
opinion The illegality of pot has a long and ignominious history
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Why the Latino community doesn't need a 'Ferguson moment'
opinion Moments don't bring change. The long slog of progress does.
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Mike Huckabee won't be president. But liberals still need to call out his anti-LGBTQ Bible shtick.
opinion The former governor's position only shifts the debate in a less tolerant direction
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Israel has the right to defend itself. What about the Palestinians?
feature Israel enjoys all the rights to military force that come with statehood. But what of those who have been denied a state?
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