September 28, 2026
That’s NOT it. On why gayness is not only a sexual orientation.
On Real Time with Bill Maher, James Kirchick said gayness is only a sexual orientation. David Halperin's *How to Be Gay* shows why that's a fantasy, not history.
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September 25, 2026
Last Ditch Effort to Defend One of the Last Lesbian Bars from Queer Paranoia
Greenfield's Last Ditch Bar faces a boycott over one mask-optional night. The data on COVID says the real threat to this lesbian bar is queer paranoia.
September 22, 2026
Dogs, Kids, & AIs: On the Vicissitudes of “Alignment”
AIs cooperated, sacrificed for one another, and hacked a company to cheat on a test they could have passed. What dogs and kids can teach us about AI alignment.
September 2, 2026
How (Not) To Talk About Dolly Parton
The New York Times says Dolly Parton's glitz was a disguise for the real woman underneath. But if being is playing a role, there was never anything underneath. A response to Rhonda Garelick.
“Alive Forever”: Joe Rogan, David Sinclair, & Anti-Aging Technology
Harvard's David Sinclair told Joe Rogan the first human age-reversal trial is underway. What Nussbaum, Epicurus, and Death Becomes Her say about wanting it.
July 7, 2026
Queer Theory 101: What Does “Queer” Actually Mean?
What does queer mean? One takeaway from a quick review of—mostly negative—responses to Matthew Vines’s recent post for The New York Times, “I’m Gay, Not Queer. It Matters,” is that people are very confused about what the term queer means.
I’m a Queer Gay, Not Gay. It Matters.
Matthew Vines's New York Times essay argues that "queer" endangers gay rights. Drawing on David Halperin's account of gayness as identity, culture, and desire, I argue that the problem is not queerness. It's a politics that trades the dignity of others for approval.
Why the Political Left Should Love America
Jerusalem Demsas and Martha Nussbaum both argue the left must reclaim love of country. On America's 250th birthday, why patriotism belongs to progressives too — and why ceding it is dangerous.
June 27, 2026
Operation Reconquista and the Unconscious of Inclusion
Why are people leaving mainline churches? Operation Reconquista has an answer. So does Brandan Robertson. Both, I argue, hide the same thing: self-obsession.
June 5, 2026
Fidelity Racket; or, On Idolatry Month
Conservative governors have rebranded June as "Fidelity Month," a counter to Pride. But fidelity is just another name for idolatry — according to the Gospels. On Robert George, Lot's wife, Nicodemus, and the infidel queerness of Jesus.