About David Perez

David Perez lives in New York and wears a belt that reads 'FOR SALE' in LED lights at all times. You can talk to him about anything on Twitter @ContrarioMan.

Start Snitching

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David Perez looks into the culture of silence and what it did to Penn State.

Discretion Is the Better Part of Survival

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A big part of life, David Perez writes, is figuring out what and what not to share.

The Balls Don’t Make the Man

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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

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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

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If you can’t fix stupid, America might be screwed.

Class Warfare and the Power of the Powerless in America

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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

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For David Perez, Hip-hop was a means of acquiring an identity, but it came with baggage that he still finds himself lugging around.

The Monster Inside Me

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Depression has a bottomless appetite for destruction, and it almost destroyed David Perez.

Child Is the Father of the Man

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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

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“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.”

A Modern Indignity

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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.

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