Aaron Belkin is director of the Palm Center, a nonprofit think-tank that works on issues related to sexual minorities in the military, and a professor of political science at San Francisco State University. He is the author of Bring Me Men: Military Masculinity and the Benign Facade of American Empire and How We Won: Progressive Lessons from the Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.
Contact: Website
Aaron Belkin on KCRW
More from KCRW
Are border talks a 'waste of time?'
NationalDemocrats seem unlikely to give in to President Trump’s wall funding demands, making another government shutdown likely.
The Great Con of American Patriotism
PoliticsIn conversation with Robert Scheer, Ron Kovic and Maj. Danny Sjursen examine their roles in our nation's bloody trajectory since the Vietnam War.
The Illegal CIA Operation That Brought Us 9/11
BooksWas it conspiracy or idiocy that led to the failure of U.S. intelligence agencies to detect and prevent the 2001 terror attacks?
Left, Right & Center presents: Two Years, Diaries of a Divided Nation
NationalListen to America change… one person at a time. For these six people, the politics of the Trump era have changed everyday life.
The Iran nuclear deal: ‘Not for the faint of heart’
NationalAmbassador Wendy Sherman admits she “lost it,” and broke down in “tears of anger and frustration” as lead negotiator for the Iran Nuclear Deal.
After State of the Union, where do Trump investigations stand?
NationalWe speak with California Congressman Adam Schiff about Trump’s State of the Union and what Schiff is investigating next.
'I’d rather do it much faster'
PoliticsPresident Trump decides he’s done waiting for Congress to fund his border wall. He’s doing it himself, or at least trying to, anyway.
How the teachers strike affects low-income minority students
Los AngelesNegotiations are back on between the teachers and LAUSD. We look at what they should be talking about with an education consultant who’s seen both sides.
President Trump, Russia and the 25th Amendment
NationalSenior officials in the Trump Justice Department really have suspected the president of allegiance to Russia. They considered invoking the 25th Amendment.