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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How racist is the Cleveland Indians' mascot? Very.
opinion If you made him swarthy and swapped a yarmulke for his feather, "Chief Wahoo" would be right at home in a Nazi pamphlet
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What the Leslie Jones hack has in common with the burkini ban
opinion How can it be that women's bodies are still being used to advance agendas?
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The Texan women saved by the Supreme Court
opinion Here's what the Texas abortion ruling really means
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Three cheers for New York City's new tampon laws!
opinion You get tampons, you get tampons — everybody should get tampons!
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Love in the time of terrorism
opinion On Orlando and the meaning of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "love is love is love is love is love is love"
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The gobsmacking racism of America's criminal justice system
The Explainer What the Timothy Foster case illuminates about racism
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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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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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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 South by Southwest is a huge, exploitative scam
opinion The annual festival is entirely dependent on unpaid work
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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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