"Drop Dead" Conservatism
The combination of a deregulation-driven economic crisis and a transformative election have birthed (or laid bare) a new brand of conservatism that has more anger than answers.
bush recovery
A series on President Bush as an un-recovered addict, and the rest of the country as his enablers.
lgb - t
A series of posts on the House vote on a version of ENDA that did not include protections for transgender people.
lgbt hate crimes project
This series consists of hate crimes against LGBT people that I began documenting on Wikipedia. When it became clear that the project was beyond the scope of Wikipedia guidelines, I moved it to a new domain (www.lgbthatecrimes.org) and continued the project.
poisonous parenting
An ongoing series of posts on abusive, neglectful heterosexual parents who — no matter their faults — are supposedly better candidates for parenthood than gay parents are aren’t abusive or neglectful, for the simple reason that they’re heterosexual.
prosecute them
Supporting the prosecution of Bush administration officials for war crimes.
psychopaths in power
This series examines the psychopathic characteristics of religious and political leaders.
school shooters
This series examines the intersection of masculinity and homophobia as a factor in the school shooting phenomenon.
society of the owned
A series examining the realities of the so-called “ownership society” and the society of the owned.
the day will come
The day will come when marriage equality is a reality.
The Measure of a Maverick
On the “maverick” nature of John McCain, and the U.S. economy.
The Uh-Ohs: A Decade of Conservative Failure
If you were among the wealthiest 1-2%, it was the best of times. For the rest of us, it was “The Uh-Ohs,” a decade of conservative failure and its aftermath.
what you can't say
From the Edwards’ blogger flameout came this series of posts on what you can and can’t say when it comes to religion in America, and why.
what's wrong with wall street
A three part take on the dark heart of Wall Street.
whose church whose state
This series examines the issue of church/state separation, the standards unevenly applied to all parties, and the consequences of identity founded upon a reality dependent upon denying others’ realities.











