Columns
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Party Down
For those who often find themselves simply shocked by extremism in political debate, these are certainly trying and exciting times. Although I'm not one who's...
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No Perfect Union
Every writer looks back and cringes at some of their past work — what seemed clear at the time is clunky in retrospect, what was...
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From the Glass Closet
Even cynical journalists have our small moments of infatuation with fame. Case in point, this past weekend at the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association...
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Man of Words
I love a perfect line. Whether it provokes laughter, tears, titillation, or a flash of recognition, it is something writers strive for but rarely achieve....
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Deserve American
Over the weekend, as I was working on my interview with Jose Antonio Vargas for this week's cover story, my nephew kept popping into my...
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Due Date
Since it seems no one was hurt, I'll take the East Coast Quake as simply another sign that our planet is on the move. It...
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Living Memory
It may be a sin of omission, but I haven't yet made the leap into legal D.C. marriage. A lot of people seem surprised by...
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Confronting Biased Policing
Police reformers should never be confused with police opponents. Reformers seek changes in policies and procedures, accountability for misconduct, and community-based policing that is about...
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Chancellor's Challenge
In the spring, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) launched the Hopes and Dreams campaign, an ambitious effort that asked thousands of residents to share...
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It's All Relative
Those of us who grew up closeted in rural America often have some pretty complicated relationships with family. Visiting at my aunt and uncle's house...
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Mortal Matters
Years ago, a very devout people executed a revolution and overthrew a tyrant. As a matter of strategy, those revolutionaries held onto a handful of...
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The Big Game
For those who don't know already, I suppose I need to come out publicly. I am, of course, a gamer. I don't mean that I'm...
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Snark on a Sinking Ship
The outcome of the tea party's invented crisis over the national debt ceiling remains uncertain as I write on Monday morning, but one thing is...
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Building Trust
While ''LGBT'' has grown commonplace, the ''T'' remains not quite as fully integrated into the broader community. Just as commonplace, in my own experience, is...
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Walking the Walk
It was just a few months ago that CBS war correspondent Lara Logan was nearly killed in Cairo, pawed at by men who each somehow...
