Honor

Refuting the Latest Arguments Against Gay Troops

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Nathaniel Frank

Defenses of the military's gay ban have long been rooted in the moral belief that homosexuality is wrong, but its champions cast their defense of the policy in terms of the famous "unit cohesion" rationale.

Romantic Relationships Are Hotbeds for Serious Lies

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Bella DePaulo

The BIG lies, the ones we consider most serious, are usually told by and to the people with whom we are most intimate.

Betraying the Idea of America

Andrew Reinbach | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics


Andrew Reinbach

This shabby performance is all the more dismaying because abandoning the Bush/Cheney years and all they represent is why Mr. Obama was elected in the first place.

The Buck Stops Somewhere: Mumbai Vs. 9/11

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics


Reese Schonfeld

Following the Mumbai attacks, the Indian home minister, Shivraj Patil, resigned to take "moral responsibility" for the deaths of 188 people. After 9/11, no federal officials resigned. Who was US Patil's counterpart?

More Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Please

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

Her performance was so strong and so well focused that it would be foolish not to immediately send her out on the campaign trail and/or to as many television interviews as she can squeeze into her schedule.

Seth Colter Walls

Obama Ad Targets McCain's "Vile," "Truth Be Damned" Distortions

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


As promised by campaign manager David Plouffe last week, the Obama team is "taking the fight" to John McCain with a tough new ad entitled "Honor." Wit...

Seth Colter Walls

Obama Camp Steps Up Attack On McCain's Honor

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


***UPDATED BELOW*** For some Democratic observers, it's been one of the most intensely debated questions of the general election campaign. Can you ca...