On Thursday, The Daily Beast published an article by
reporter Nico Hines who used various apps to get dates in the Olympic Village
in Rio de Janeiro. In the article Hines described in detail the responses he
received on Grindr, the gay dating app; and although no names were mentioned,
enough details were given to identity the men he had contacted, and not all of
them were from gay-friendly countries. The story sparked outrage on social
media and after trying to control; the damage with a revised story and an
editor’s note, The Daily Beast then
decided by Thursday night to pull the story entirely. Joining me today to talk all about the
controversy surround this article is Mark Joseph Stern of Slate who covers
the law and LGBTQ issues.
As Donald Trump
continues to plunge in the poll, Democrats have begun to widen their dreams for
a big night in November; and there is talk that not only will the election be a
landslide victory for Hillary Clinton, but Democrats could also regain control
of the U.S. Senate and dramatically shrink the party’s gap with Republicans in
the House—if not flip it entirely. However, according to Russell Berman a senior associate editor at The Atlantic, where he covers political news there could also be a
Trump effect in another 2016 battleground that could shape the electoral
landscape much further into the future: the elections for control of state
legislatures. Russell joins me today on
the show to talk all about the possibility that Donald Trump will also hand many State Capitols to Democrats as well.
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