Depression has a bottomless appetite for destruction, and it almost destroyed David Perez.
A Modern Indignity
When David Perez was 11, he had two stated goals: to become president of the United States, and to meet his father. Thanks to LinkedIn, he's halfway there.
Start Snitching
David Perez looks into the culture of silence and what it did to Penn State.
Discretion Is the Better Part of Survival
A big part of life, David Perez writes, is figuring out what and what not to share.
The Balls Don’t Make the Man
I read ‘The End of Men,’ re-read it, watched the debates, and now watch as it turns into a book. It provoked reflection on what makes me a man, and inevitably, I had to break it down to fundamentals.
Great Expectations on the Jersey Shore
A late night talk in Atlantic City showed David Perez that he was going to college for way more than a degree.
Living Too Long Isn’t Killing Us, Stupidity Is
If you can’t fix stupid, America might be screwed.
Class Warfare and the Power of the Powerless in America
Apathy and rage, David Perez writes, have a lot in common.
I Ain’t No Whiteboy: A Reflection on Hip-Hop, Misogyny, and Racial Identity
For David Perez, Hip-hop was a means of acquiring an identity, but it came with baggage that he still finds himself lugging around.
Child Is the Father of the Man
It is difficult enough to come to an understanding of what it means to be a man when we cannot even comprehend what it means to be a boy.
I Still Don’t Know What I Want to Be When I Grow Up—and That’s Just Fine
“The most vexing part of having to cobble together a life without that clear sense of direction is that this nagging feeling is still there.”