"Don't ask, don't tell."

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Proposition 8.

These are just a few of the examples of policies brought to light by the media in recent months that leave many Americans feeling like second-class citizens without the rights that their peers and colleagues take for granted....

In his State of the Union Address in January 2003, President George W. Bush gave one of his more eloquent and moving speeches about his upcoming HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention program, and included specific praise for the African country of Uganda in paving the way to lower AIDS population...

The health care battle in this country is failing, and not yet because of the bill itself. Like every other piece of legislation that is influential (or juicy) enough to garner attention from the media, Obama's potentially phenomenal - potentially catastrophic - health care plan has become so politicized that...

it occurred to me the other day that before Obama's presidential campaign hit those crucial late summer months, he had called DOMA (the defense of marriage act) "abhorrent" and seemed to be aware that the LGBT community actually mattered in this country. As of recent, he seems to have forgotten...

It's been about a week since formerly Republican Arlen Specter defected to the Democratic Party, and already we've forgotten about it. Swine flu has infected the media once again, and the news about the veteran Senator's team change is a distant memory, lining our wastebaskets. The pundits are still...

President Obama is nearing the end of his "First 100 Days." While important policy decisions, both foreign and domestic, are at hand, the President and his team must also think hard and be cautious of what kind of "personality" the White House will be perceived to have by everyone...

It's no secret or surprise that musical artists from the 60s, 70s, and 80s are much enraged by what the Internet has done for record sales and music piracy. When I interviewed Stevie Nicks last week, she explained that part of the reason for releasing her new Live In...

As the Michigan State basketball team gears up to participate in the NCAA Final Four tournament in their hometown of Detroit, the city is preparing for more than just a sporting event. This morning, President Barack Obama laid down the ground rules for how he plans to overhaul America's failing...

On Monday, news broke of a Web site called EightMaps.com that reveals personal information about people and organizations who donated money in support of Proposition 8, which passed on November 4, ending the legality of gay marriage in California.

Campaign finance laws are tricky things. Protect Marriage, an anti-gay marriage...

Well, it's been about 15 days since the inauguration, and the "appointing" process has already seen a few slip-ups. They aren't scandals on any grandiose scale, but for a President who spent his campaign focusing on the importance of "ethics" in Washington, they are a bit worrisome. On Tuesday, Tom...

I haven't watched many episodes of Ugly Betty but I turned it on recently to find that the current plotline is right in line with life if you work at a media company. Daily questions include... Should we cut staff? Cut one of our publication? Go under? Such were the...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is an illness that most people have a surfaced knowledge of, at best, even though its earliest reports date back to 6th century B.C. In the post-Vietnam War era, it made a more frequent appearance in the media, as combat veterans returned home and struggled...

Alexander and Benjamin McCann, of Methuen, Massachusetts returned home after serving in Iraq, expecting the transition to civilian life to be somewhat smooth, especially in respect to finding jobs. Alex, having driven Humvees in Iraq and Benjamin, who served as a Combat Life Saver (similar to a first responder medic),...

When a city, county, state, or country undergoes challenging times--whether they be of political, social, or economic nature--the public often craves stability as much as they acknowledge the necessity for change. Now in the city of New York's case, Mayor Bloomberg is certainly not what needs changing. In fact,...

How many names of Vice Presidents do you remember in US History? And no, I'm not talking about the ones that later became Presidents. I'm talking about the Alben W. Barkleys of the world. Can you tell me three things about Charles Curtis? Charles Fairbanks? Adlai E. Stevenson? Right. In...