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Emily L. Hauser

Columnist

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.

Princess Leia, feminist hero
Bow down before her.
Opinion

Princess Leia, feminist hero

The horrifying normalcy of Donald Trump's proposed ambassador to Israel
David Friedman is not shy about his opinions of Israel.
Opinion

The horrifying normalcy of Donald Trump's proposed ambassador to Israel

The shadow president
Mike Pence could be running the show.
Opinion

The shadow president

How to give thanks in the age of Trump
Two women embrace in front of the White House on Nov. 9, 2016.
Feature

How to give thanks in the age of Trump

How racist is the Cleveland Indians' mascot? Very.
Time to retire, Chief Wahoo.
Opinion

How racist is the Cleveland Indians' mascot? Very.

Hey, men: Stop saying you 'champion' and 'revere' women and just give us equal rights
Women have had enough with the Republican party.
Opinion

Hey, men: Stop saying you 'champion' and 'revere' women and just give us equal rights

Republicans owe it to America to stop Donald Trump
Only you can stop Donald trump.
Opinion

Republicans owe it to America to stop Donald Trump

Obama's pointless, delusional meeting with Netanyahu
This will likely be their last meeting.
Opinion

Obama's pointless, delusional meeting with Netanyahu

The crushing sexism of young Hillary Clinton's America
Hillary Clinton in 1965, the year she graduated high school.
Feature

The crushing sexism of young Hillary Clinton's America

How to smash the gun lobby
Hit them where it hurts.
Opinion

How to smash the gun lobby

What the Leslie Jones hack has in common with the burkini ban
Leslie Jones attends the Ghostbusters premier.
Opinion

What the Leslie Jones hack has in common with the burkini ban

I lived in Israel when the prime minister was assassinated. Donald Trump's 'joke' terrifies me.
Donald Trump's call for action sounds eerily familiar.
Opinion

I lived in Israel when the prime minister was assassinated. Donald Trump's 'joke' terrifies me.

Why Mike Pence scares me more than Donald Trump
Not Donald. Pence.
Opinion

Why Mike Pence scares me more than Donald Trump

The Texan women saved by the Supreme Court
Demonstrators celebrate at the Supreme Court.
Opinion

The Texan women saved by the Supreme Court

Three cheers for New York City's new tampon laws!
Combined, women spend more than four years of their lives experiencing menstruation.
Opinion

Three cheers for New York City's new tampon laws!

Love in the time of terrorism
Love will prevail.
Opinion

Love in the time of terrorism

The crushing sexism of young Hillary Clinton's America
Hillary Clinton in 1965, the year she graduated high school.
Opinion

The crushing sexism of young Hillary Clinton's America

The grotesque injustice of starving 1 million unemployed Americans
Soup kitchens simply cannot replace food stamps.
Opinion

The grotesque injustice of starving 1 million unemployed Americans

The gobsmacking racism of America's criminal justice system
Racism in the criminal justice system permeates American society.
Analysis

The gobsmacking racism of America's criminal justice system

The morning after Donald Trump
What will be unleashed when Donald Trump loses the election?
Opinion

The morning after Donald Trump

The overwhelming urgency of Hillary Clinton's cabinet promise
Hillary Clinton would eenly split her cabinet between men and women.
Opinion

The overwhelming urgency of Hillary Clinton's cabinet promise

The GOP's disgraceful misogyny
Republicans have displayed misogyny in a few different ways.
Feature

The GOP's disgraceful misogyny

The GOP's disgraceful misogyny
Republicans have displayed misogyny in a few different ways.
Opinion

The GOP's disgraceful misogyny

Obama in Cuba, and the astounding legacy of a pragmatic president
President Obama meets with Cuban President Raul Castro.
Opinion

Obama in Cuba, and the astounding legacy of a pragmatic president

Senate Republicans are being dreadfully honest about their Supreme Court machinations
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  talks to reporters.
Opinion

Senate Republicans are being dreadfully honest about their Supreme Court machinations

Feminism is not about Hillary Clinton
You do not have to be a supporter of Hillary Clinton to enjoy the advancement of all women.
Opinion

Feminism is not about Hillary Clinton

Congress is sneakily trying to rewrite American policy on Israeli settlements. It must be stopped.
Israeli settlements, 1988
Opinion

Congress is sneakily trying to rewrite American policy on Israeli settlements. It must be stopped.

David Bowie, The Force Awakens, and the power of giving everyone a voice
The Finn Star Wars toy.
Opinion

David Bowie, The Force Awakens, and the power of giving everyone a voice

The clear moral outrage of the Tamir Rice verdict
This Nov. 25, 2014, file photo, shows demonstrators blocking Public Square in Cleveland, during a protest over the police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.
Opinion

The clear moral outrage of the Tamir Rice verdict

The troubling silence of conservative women who've had abortions
Silence can speak volumes.
Opinion

The troubling silence of conservative women who've had abortions

Can you protest racism on campus after the Paris attacks? Of course you can.
There are no rules when it comes to grieving.
Opinion

Can you protest racism on campus after the Paris attacks? Of course you can.

Why outrage over police brutality isn't enough
A protest for Michael Brown.
Opinion

Why outrage over police brutality isn't enough

In defense of the ridiculousness that is pumpkin season
Feature

In defense of the ridiculousness that is pumpkin season

Why do conservatives let men off so easy in the great abortion debate?
Anti-abortion protest.
Opinion

Why do conservatives let men off so easy in the great abortion debate?

America's shameful response to the Syrian refugee crisis
Syrian refugees wait in a camp
Opinion

America's shameful response to the Syrian refugee crisis

Why the identities of Ashley Madison's clients are none of your business
Enough is enough.
Opinion

Why the identities of Ashley Madison's clients are none of your business