It’s old news by now that on August 14, 2016, American swimmers Ryan Lochte, James Feigen, Gunar Bentz, and Jack […]
Diagnosing Donald Trump
In his analysis of Donald Trump’s fitness for office, Brookings Institution fellow Robert Kagan recently wrote that “we can leave […]
How Anti-Vaccine Ideology Crosses the Political Spectrum
Vaccinations have not been a major issue in the 2016 presidential campaign so far, but perhaps they should be. Republican […]
Olympics in the Marvelous City
For anyone who hasn’t been paying attention to the international news, Brazil — and its Olympic city of Rio de […]
Report from Pride: LGBT History Is (Not Yet) American History
Last June I participated in the annual Pride March in New York City, the biggest celebration of LGBT pride in the […]
The Brexit and Women’s Rights in the UK
Although women comprise the majority of voters in the UK, they were noticeably absent in the debates and discussions surrounding […]
Dispatches from Rio: Rape in Rio de Janeiro
This is the first of several pieces we will run about the city of Rio de Janeiro in the lead-up […]
Blood and Tears in Orlando
On June 12 of this year, a lone gunman entered Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, FL, and carried out […]
More Than Blood
We awoke to news of the carnage in Orlando. I had slept in — the first long, good night’s sleep […]
My Son and Foucault: A Modern Tale of Sexual Surveillance
The following is a personal narrative that may be difficult for some readers. We hope that it will produce a […]
