andrew sullivan

The Gene: An Intimate History

May 21, 2016
The gene has been called "one of the most dangerous ideas in history." What we believe about genes is much of what we believe about ourselves and our fellow men and women. Those beliefs can amplify our humanity or demean it; they can be the basis for liberation or for the Holocaust.
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Earth Day Edition

Apr 22, 2010
The trouble with "tweet seats," Andrew Sullivan explains to the president why gays are hollering at him, and why a gutless YouTube is stifling free expression -- and comedy.

The Fierce Urgency of Whenever

May 15, 2009
Andrew Sullivan has some sharp words for how the Obama administration is dealing with LGBT issues: "I lived through eight years of the Clintons and then eight years of Bush. Through it all, gay people were treated at the federal level like embarrassments or impediments. With Clinton, we were the means to raise money. With Bush, we were the means to leverage votes by exploiting bigotry. Obama seemed in the campaign to promise something else."