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ARCHITECTURAL RECORD PRINT EXCLUSIVE: China's Building Boom Provokes Ethical Debate >
Eariler this year, during an urban development forum at a university in Belfast, the New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind ruffled feathers when he admonished fellow architects to not accept commissions from China and other so-called repressive regimes.

DOUBLETHINK ONLINE: I Don't (But I Might Soon) >
The GOP has long opposed same-sex marriage, and political strategists in both parties believe that Republicans have skillfully exploited the issue to their benefit at the polls.

DOUBLETHINK ONLINE: Raising the Barr >
Like most national politicians, former Republican Congressman Bob Barr is skilled in the art of generic political rhetoric, the fine art of saying a lot without saying much at all.

ARCHITECTURAL RECORD ONLINE: Debate Ensues After NYC Buildings Chief Steps Down >
On April 23, New York City’s Building Commissioner Patricia Lancaster, FAIA, stepped down following a string of construction accidents in 2008, 13 of which were fatal.

XY PRINT EXCLUSIVE: Gays, Conservatives, and Gay Conservatives >
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JEWCY: Are You Voting For Tracy Flick, Peter Pan, or Popeye? >
Slate recently pointed out that Senator Hillary Clinton has some things in common with Tracy Flick, the protagonist of Election. But who do the other '08 candidates remind us of?

ARCHITECTURAL RECORD PRINT EDITION: Self-Certification Crack Down Sparks NY Turf War >
A new state law aimed at curbing architects who knowingly self-certify incorrect plans has sparked a turf war between New York state and local officials over the administration of profesional discipline.

ARCHITECTURAL RECORD ONLINE: X-Seed Inspires Tall Tales >
Skyscraper enthusiasts who thought the Japanese are beginning construction on X-Seed 4000, an 800-story building envisioned by Taisei Construction Corporation, will be disappointed to learn the project is nowhere near execution - despite recent reports that suggested otherwise.

BRAINWASH: The Naked Truth of a Conservative Activist (And Former Porn Star) >
Matt Sanchez, a 36-year-old Marine reservist and undergraduate student at Columbia University, who won a commendation from the American Conservative Union in March, is the last person most of us would expect to be the star of such cinematic fare as Patriot Ass, Donkey Dick, and the more spiritual offering, Touched by an Anal.

ARCHITECTURAL RECORD ONLINE: Columbia's Harlem Plan Gets Cold Reception >
Columbia University's simmering tensions with Harlem residents over its plan to build a new, 17-acre campus in Manhattanville came to a boil last week when a rowdy, standing-room-only crowd armed with signs and maracas packed into a hearing on the school's 197-C development plan, developed by the Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

BRAINWASH: Mike Gravel: Liberaltarian? >
Ron Paul is the easy response to libertarian calls for a candidate with a passion for downsizing government. But it remains unclear who the much discussed 'liberaltarians" could turn to.

BUSINESS WEEK: Controversy in West Harlem >
Renzo Piano is not bashful about his plan to raze century-old, masonry-clad factories and tenements in West Harlem and replace them with big, crisp buildings of steel and glass - a new campus for Columbia University that resembles Metropolis more than it does the existing neighborhood.

NEW YORK REPUBLICAN RECORD: How I Unlocked Clinton's College Thesis >
For someone who is known for moving to the political center in campaign for president, Hillary Clinton may have shown her true color almost four decades ago in her college thesis.

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I was an unpaid commentator on the show MTV Hits from 2002 until 2004. I went on to research and develop a special on Iraq for MTV News and contribute to a special for LOGO. I have published work in Architectural Record, Brainwash, Business Week Online, the New York Daily News and the New York Republican Record. I can be contacted here.