Jim Neal

Jim Neal is an author, entrepreneur and social advocate. He was runner-up in the 2008 Democratic U.S. Senate primary North Carolina and the second gay candidate in history for the Senate. He has been a featured guest on CNBC, CBS, Fox, ABC and NPR.

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BEAUTIFUL SIGHT

Gay Pride Over U.S. Embassy in Israel

I’ve never been prouder of my country than the morning I saw the rainbow banner and Old Glory flying together.

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Behind Bars

The Drug War Prophet

Long before the Justice Dept.’s new mandate to ignore harsh mandatory minimum sentences, Dr. Carl Hart has been poking holes in the science of linking drugs to prison time. He talks to Jim Neal.

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Gay Marriage

Obama Knows Better

The president was wrong in asserting that states should be empowered to regulate gay marriage, says Jim Neal.

Jim Neal

My Front Row Seat in the Nation's Strangest Swing State

A one-time Senate candidate on how politics replaced basketball in North Carolina--and Elizabeth Dole's strange demise.

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