The Secrets of Ed Koch

May 17, 2022

A new film on gay life in postwar Germany prompts a reflection on New York’s former mayor and the great burdens of freedom

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The Hidden History of Gay Washington

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James Kirchick is a writer at large for Air Mail and author of Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington and The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age. He has reported from over 40 countries and his writing has appeared in many publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the Atlantic.

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