This has been an interesting week for this gay, intrepid man.

On Monday, I went to a meeting of religious folk interested in opposing a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage…

The Advocate notes that there are 43 nations around the world that allow gays to serve openly in their armed forces.

And on September 20, the United States became the 43rd…

In all the hubbub surrounding the execution of Troy Davis, there was little mention of another execution taking place in Texas on the same day:

As Texas prepares to execute one of his…

Clive Crook sums up my view:

The strongest case against the death penalty, I have always thought, is simply that it is irreversible, and criminal justice is prone to error. The thought…

Canadian columnist Rex Murphy thinks so:

As the bad economic news continues to emanate from the United States — with a double-dip recession now all but certain — a reckoning is overdue….

What happens to the political class if the debt ceiling talks fail? Political analyst Jeff Greenfield thinks it might provide the backdrop for the rise of a third party:

At 2:30 on…

Solomon Kleinsmith wants to know why GOP Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman isn’t going anywhere. The National Journal’s John Kraushaar makes a good guess:

The biggest problem with…

As the mess concering the federal budget and debt ceiling continues, it’s easy to blame the politicians. If we could just elect more Democrats, or elect more Republicans or start a new…

Economist Scott Sumner thinks we should pay attention to the Aussie way of governing- low taxes and low income inequality:

Note to progressives: Stop talking about France! If the rich…

Last week, I stumbled upon an article by centrist pundit John Avalon on one of this favorite subjects: starting a centrist third party. Stories like this used to excite me, but these…