Tag Archives: Barack Obama

April 18

Why opinion is shifting on same-sex marriage

From my column in Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON,  March 21, 2013 – Views on same-sex marriage have been rapidly shifting in the U.S.  From politicians coming out in favor of marriage equality to growing portrayal of homosexuality in the media, popular opinion is decidedly changing. Two separate national surveys conducted earlier this month confirm […]

September 17

2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival

It looks like this year’s 2012 Library of Congress National Book festival on National Mall in DC will be nothing short of a book lover’s paradise!  President Obama and the First Lady will be honorary chairs of the event, and writers like Mario Vargas Llosa, Junot Diaz, TC Boyle, Patricia Cromwell, Geraldine Brooks, Sandra Cisneros […]