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Publications

Talking Points Memo

Meet the Gay Mormon Men (and Their Wives) Beseeching SCOTUS to Save 'Traditional' Marriage

Danny Caldwell is openly gay. He’s married. And he’s against gay marriage.

James Ross Gardner Talking Points Memo Jun 2015 15min Permalink

Business

"I'll Be Rich!"

Utah has become the capital of the modern snake oil industry, with dozens of get-rich-quick schemes – also known as “multi-level marketing” – filling its office parks.

Alice Hines Talking Points Memo Jun 2015 15min Permalink

Crime

How a Woman’s Rape at a Gay Nude Bar Sparked a Battle Over New Orleans’ Libertine Soul

In the gentrifying Bywater, the intertwined destinies of a legendary gay pool-bar and a woman who was drugged there.

Kat Stoeffel Talking Points Memo Dec 2014 10min Permalink

The Obama Mega Donor Who Got Lost In The Crowd

Meet Kareem Ahmed, the President’s reclusive bankroller.

Eric Lach Talking Points Memo Oct 2012 20min Permalink