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Eric Ruiz

Eric M. Ruiz

Eric M. Ruiz is a NYC-based writer from Modesto, Calif. He helped launch Waze Ads in Latin America and now focuses on exploring and writing about the differences that make us the same.

Josep Guardiola on April 30, 2017 in Middlesbrough, England.

How to Play Soccer on Behalf of a Country You Want to Overthrow

By Eric M. Ruiz
If someone disagrees with me, they should be able to debate me on my points and not discard my ideas because of ethnicity, sex or background.

Why Privilege Is More Complicated Than We Think

By Eric M. Ruiz
You may remember Dolezal as the white woman who spent her life representing herself as African-American (some would say pretending to be black).

All Rachel Dolezal Did Was Show That Race and Identity Are Complicated

By Eric M. Ruiz
To claim cultural appropriation is to claim your group is above the mixing and influence happening when cultures meet.

I’ve Learned This the Hard Way: There’s No Such Thing as Cultural Appropriation

By Eric M. Ruiz
Ron Burgundy attempts to answer the question, “What in the hell is diversity?”

I’m a Latino in Tech, and I Think the ‘Diversity’ Discussion Is Utterly Broken

By Eric M. Ruiz
Sarah Cooper of The Cooper Review

Meet Sarah Cooper, the Ex-Googler Behind the Cartoons That Have Captured the Internet

By Eric M. Ruiz
Rapper Fashawn performs onstage at the FLOODfest showcase in Austin, Texas.

Fashawn and the Complex Relationship With Our Hometowns

By Eric M. Ruiz
Derrick is part of the inaugural class of the University of Miami’s Executive MBA for Artists and Athletes.

Derrick Morgan and an Atypical NFL Offseason

By Eric M. Ruiz
Kanye West performs during Kanye West Yeezy Season 3 on February 11, 2016 in New York City.

Making Sense of Kanye’s ‘The Life of Pablo’

By Eric M. Ruiz
Jon Abrams investigates how the “prep to pro” generation forever changed the trajectory of the NBA.

Grantland Alum Jon Abrams on How Players Skipping College Changed the NBA Forever

By Eric M. Ruiz
(Photo: Pixabay)

How I Discovered My Superpower

By Eric M. Ruiz
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