Author Archives: Sean Murphy

About Sean Murphy

SEAN MURPHY (@bullmurph) is the author of Not To Mention a Nice Life and the best-selling memoir Please Talk about Me When I’m Gone. He's a columnist for PopMatters and writes frequently about the technology industry. His work has also appeared in Salon, The Good Men Project, The Village Voice, AlterNet, Web Del Sol, Punchnel’s, and Northern Virginia Magazine. He has appeared on NPR's "All Things Considered" and been quoted in USA Today, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Forbes and AdAge. Check him out at seanmurphy.net

“20 Minutes of Action” Warrants More than 15 Minutes of Outrage

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Sean Murphy

More than the proverbial teaching moment, Mr. Turner’s anti-epiphany (twenty minutes of action!) is sui generis; it’s so wrong it’s a paradoxical but perfect gift. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged 20 Minutes of Action, Brock Turner, Campus Rape, Dan Turner, Male privilege, rape, Rape Culture, Stanford, Stanford Rapist, white privilege | 15 Comments

Murphy’s Laws: 46 Infallible Observations on the Occasion of Turning 46

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Sean Murphy

After 46 spins around the sun, you probably haven’t had an especially worthwhile time if you don’t have some opinions you’re willing to stand by. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged 60s, Bach, Beethoven, Capitalism, David Lynch, Dick Cheney, Edgar Allan Poe, F. Scott Fitzgerald, jimi hendrix, Julie Newmar, Libertarianism, Marvin Hagler, MFA, Miles Davis, Mozart, Muhammad Ali, murphy s law, Murphy's Law, Oscar Wilde, Pedro Martinez, Peter O'Toole, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, thelonious monk, Top Gun, Wagner, Werner Herzog | 1 Comment

Talking Trees

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Sean Murphy

What can a series of ancient trees, stripped bare before their spring flowering disguises them, tell us about themselves — and ourselves? Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir | Tagged Joyce Kilmer, Martha's Vineyard, MV Times, Nature, New England, Noepe Center for Literary Arts, Trees | Leave a comment

Bernin’ For You

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Sean Murphy

People get enthusiastic about what they never knew was possible, and Bernie’s support thus far has already proven that. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Democratic Socialism, democrats, Donald Trump, FDR, Feel the Bern, George W. Bush, GOP, Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter, politics, Ted Cruz, teddy roosevelt | Leave a comment

How To Vote Right: Carly Fiorina

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Sean Murphy

She did it with HP, and she can do it with America! Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Carly Fiorina, GOP, Jefferson, Lincoln, Planned Parenthood, Reagan | 1 Comment

How To Vote Right: Ted Cruz

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Sean Murphy

Here’s an idea: instead of the man we’d like to share a beer with, how about electing the guy we’d like to punch in the face? Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Bush 41, Clinton, George W. Bush, GOP, Obama, politics, Ted Cruz | Leave a comment

How To Vote Right: Ben Carson

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Sean Murphy

Ben Carson is the antidote for a country that thinks too much and believes too little. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged ben carson, Free Market, GOP, Obama, Reagan, Republicans, Romney, scott walker, teddy roosevelt | 1 Comment