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.

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Opinion

Let's talk about sex: How Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg revealed America's squeamishness with women's bodies

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Opinion

What do mass shootings and police killings have in common? America's sick gun culture.

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Opinion

Dear America: It's not just Bill Cosby

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Opinion

Why liberals should cut Nikki Haley some slack on the Confederate flag

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Opinion

It's swimsuit season! Is your body socially acceptable?

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Opinion

Why Anderson Cooper's advice to 'follow your bliss' is so wrong

Boys watch from a seat in a charter bus as demonstrators march in protest of police abuse in Chicago.

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Opinion

The horrifying pervasiveness of police brutality

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Opinion

Why America's prison rape epidemic is everyone's problem

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Opinion

Why there's no such thing as 'women's rights'

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Opinion

Why South by Southwest is a huge, exploitative scam

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Opinion

Why pot legalization is also a fight for social justice

A screenshot from a video shows the standoff between Antonio Zambrano-Montes and the police.

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Opinion

Why the Latino community doesn't need a 'Ferguson moment'

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Opinion

Mike Huckabee won't be president. But liberals still need to call out his anti-LGBTQ Bible shtick.

An Israeli tank near the border with Gaza.

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Feature

Israel has only two choices: Eliminate the Palestinians or make peace

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Feature

Emily L. Hauser

Let's talk about sex: How Donald Trump and Mark Zuckerberg revealed America's squeamishness with women's bodies

What do mass shootings and police killings have in common? America's sick gun culture.

Dear America: It's not just Bill Cosby

Why liberals should cut Nikki Haley some slack on the Confederate flag

It's swimsuit season! Is your body socially acceptable?

Why Anderson Cooper's advice to 'follow your bliss' is so wrong

The horrifying pervasiveness of police brutality

Why America's prison rape epidemic is everyone's problem

Why there's no such thing as 'women's rights'

Why South by Southwest is a huge, exploitative scam

Why pot legalization is also a fight for social justice

Why the Latino community doesn't need a 'Ferguson moment'

Mike Huckabee won't be president. But liberals still need to call out his anti-LGBTQ Bible shtick.

Israel has only two choices: Eliminate the Palestinians or make peace

Israel has the right to defend itself. What about the Palestinians?