Center of Gravitas

Gay men feel at ease critiquing each other. I am not talking about critiquing in the sense of saying that your belt totally doesn’t go wit...

Fall seems on the verge of descending onto the city. We are alternating between crisp days and slightly muggy days. The trees are definite...

Dorian recently had a smart opinion piece on former-New-Jersey-governor James McGreevey. It got me to thinking more about the media’s cove...

This nation has a love/hate relationship with food. Everybody knows that we are getting fatter and fatter. You don’t need an extra eye to ...

Several topics came to mind as I thought about a weekend post. My current internal debate about whether or not to file for bankruptcy takes...

Recently, I developed a theory. Perhaps world leaders engage in destructive practices because they don’t have enough love in their personal...

I had not planned to write about September 11. As a historian, however, I am inclined to want as many people to write about their experienc...

Lately I have been thinking. I am like that – a thinker. Always with the thinking am I. For instance, I wonder about when it became okay ...

Labor Day recently passed. I hope all of you gave up some respect to the historical Labor Movement. Remember the Labor Movement? You know...

My search for a gym within reasonable distance of my abode has landed me with a trial membership at a fairly commercial organization. It’s ...

One year ago today, the U.S. failed to protect its citizens from a massive hurricane. Throughout the gulf-coast states, particularly Louisi...