Joe Biden and the lesson of never forgetting where you came from
If taking pride in your past is a thing of the past, then we may never see the likes of Joey from Scranton again, writes John Casey.
July 25 2024 4:06 PM
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John Casey
John Casey is senior editor of The Advocate, writing columns about political, societal, and topical issues with leading newsmakers of the day.
The columns include interviews with Sam Altman, Neil Patrick Harris, Ellen DeGeneres, Colman Domingo, Jennifer Coolidge, Kelly Ripa and Mark Counselos, Jamie Lee Curtis, Shirley MacLaine, Nancy Pelosi, Tony Fauci, Leon Panetta, John Brennan, and many others. John spent 30 years working as a PR professional on Capitol Hill, Hollywood, the Nobel Prize-winning UN IPCC, and with four of the largest retailers in the U.S.
Ryan and Jordan from Owning Manhattan on real estate and being an iconic straight-gay duo
Ryan Serhant and Jordan Hurt open up about the best and worst of times in the cutthroat world of New York City real estate.
July 25 2024 3:28 PM
Democrats' summer of discontent turns into a summer of love for both Biden and Harris
History won’t forget what Biden did, and the volatile summer of 2024. Hopefully, Harris can make us finally forget Donald Trump.
July 21 2024 4:38 PM
While the Lord Almighty speaks to Biden, it’s time to prepare for Harris
It’s time for Harris to lead us forward, and we pray to the Lord Almighty that she can go on and win the race, writes John Casey.
July 18 2024 3:22 PM
GOP VP picks Quayle and Palin were harmless, while JD Vance is poisonous
Republicans' history of picking novices as vice-presidential nominees continues with Trump’s choice of JD Vance, who is Quayle and Palin on steroids and amphetamines.
July 17 2024 8:05 PM
Bethel Park, Butler and Milwaukee, and how MAGA hate persists
Only a fool would believe that the attempted assassination of Donald Trump would stop MAGA hate because there is no MAGA without hate.
July 17 2024 12:18 PM
Judge Aileen Cannon is a redo of Annie Wilkes in 'Misery'
The jurist kept the Trump documents case tied up and then took a sledgehammer to justice.
July 15 2024 10:03 PM
Joe, the LGBTQ+ community loves and appreciates you more than you will ever know
During the last four years the president has done no wrong and everything right, and through herculean efforts, has rescued our democracy, John Casey argues.
July 11 2024 9:42 PM
Ted Zhar on TikTok fame and asking 'What do you do for a living?' for a living
Zhar has become an internet personality thanks to this one simple question.
July 09 2024 10:50 AM
Biden’s campaign has become a series of competency tests and reality checks
Will every ensuing interview and speech be a test of Biden’s coherence and sense of reality?
July 05 2024 10:34 PM
How Project 2025 darkens democracy on July 4, 2025
A year from now, will we have the far-right platform Project 2025 be the basis for America?
July 04 2024 10:41 AM
Wake up, Democrats, and fight back against SCOTUS by stacking the court
President Biden spoke volumes last night contrasting himself with Trump, but he did not tell the American people what Democrats would do to counter the court's atrocious rulings.
July 02 2024 12:11 PM
Watching Joe Biden made me realize, sadly, that my grandfather was elderly — and human too
"The State of the Union was profound. But in due time, bad days start to outnumber the good," writes John Casey.
June 28 2024 12:37 PM
Meet the triathlete who just happens to be transgender and deaf
Kamden Romano recently completed the Escape From Alcatraz triathlon, which he says is a metaphor for his life.
June 28 2024 7:55 AM
Is the debate an audition for Donald Trump and Joe Biden to star in 'Grumpy Old Men III'?
No one knows what to expect from tonight's debate.
June 27 2024 9:15 PM
Inside the undiscovered queer life of U.S. hockey’s first superstar, Hobey Baker
The executive producer of a new ESPN podcast about Baker talks to The Advocate about this remarkable athlete, and how the NHL may want his story to go away.
June 24 2024 9:08 AM
The gay author of the smash book 'Apprentice in Wonderland' on the dangers and deficiencies of Donald Trump
Ramin Setoodeh met with Trump six times and reveals his faulty memory, obsession with himself and ratings, his one reference to Melania, and the danger of underestimating his likability, charm, and intelligence.
June 21 2024 2:31 PM
Adam Lambert tells homophobes to 'Get over it. Mind your own business' (exclusive)
The global music superstar has new EDM songs and a new EP coming out, that is at once dramatic and dreamy — perfect for the Pride season.
June 20 2024 1:07 PM
What it's like to be a gay man at 60
Today I turn 60, and perhaps one of the biggest surprises of being 60 is being so happy with who I am.
June 12 2024 12:09 PM
Three years after he came out, Carl Nassib opens up
In a candid interview with The Advocate, the former NFL star talks about fair-weather brands, Harrison Butker’s comments, the Trevor Project, and Rayze, his new passion project.
June 10 2024 1:32 PM