Electronic Pen

Richard Kim Since Obama traced his dazzling arc to the presidency, his stance on gay rights has become murkier, and more Clintonian.

• Lisa Duggan: What's Right With Utah

John Nichols Michael Jackson was not a political artist. Yet his determination to treat people with AIDS respectfully made him more than a pop star.

John Nichols Michael Jackson was not a political artist. Yet his determination to treat people with AIDS respectfully made him more than a pop star.

• Richard Kim: Freak Like Me

John Nichols Michael Jackson was not a political artist. Yet his determination to treat people with AIDS respectfully made him more than just a pop star.

Joseph E. Stiglitz We must restructure the world's economy to ensure a more stable and shared prosperity.

Benjamin Lytal Novelist Hans Fallada resented the constraints of the Nazi era but did not desist in his craft.

• David Schiff: Mahler's Body

John Nichols Mark Sanford has taken the apology press conference to a whole new level, striking his name from the shrinking list of GOP presidential contenders.

Robert Scheer The Bush-Obama strategy of throwing trillions at the banks to solve the mortgage crisis is a huge bust.

• William Greider: False Financial Reform