New In The Phoenix -- Mitt's America; Queering The GOP

In this week's issue of The Phoenix -- in print and online now -- I have a cover story about how Mitt Romney would change the country, and a column asking whether Richard Tisei could ease the GOP's homophobia.

The Romney piece scans a number of areas -- environment, energy, foreign policy, and so on -- to imagine what would change in the first six months of a Romney administration.

The Tisei column highlights an interesting rift in the local and national LGBT community, between those who think it's important to back openly gay Republican Tisei, and those who think it's more important to re-elect a solidly pro-gay-rights Democrat in John Tierney.

Take a look, let me know what you think.