July 06, 2008
UTNE READER

It’s Not a Gay Thing...

by Nancy D. Polikoff, from the book Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage
Family law should recognize all families’ worth: gay, straight, married, and unmarried.

Editor’s Note: Tortured Coverage

by David Schimke
For a primer on how far the Fourth Estate has fallen, just tap CBS, Antonin Scalia, and YouTube into your favorite search engine. Then double-click play....

The Bush Family Fantasy

by Ruth Pennebaker, from the Texas Observer
For this West Texan, Rockwell renderings of a presidential childhood are all bull

To Ecuador, With Love

by Jon Tevlin
Fair trade grows in the flower industry

Why Essays Are So Damned Boring

by Cristina Nehring, from Truthdig
An impassioned plea for writers to stop navel gazing and start taking chances

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