Richard Socarides is a writer and commentator. He served as White House Special Assistant and Senior Advisor during the Clinton Administration and has worked as a strategist on Capitol Hill, as Special Assistant to Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), and in media (Time Warner), entertainment (New Line Cinema), and technology (AOL). He has written extensively on political and legal topics for The NewYorker.com and other publications including for The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. He is a frequent commentator on CNN, a New York based attorney, and long-time gay rights advocate. Contact info: RSocarides@gmail.comTumblr (3.0; @richardsocarides)http://richardsocarides.com/<iframe src="http://current.com/bc/2379317727001?linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fcurrent.com%2Fshows%2Fviewpoint%2Fvideos%2Frichard-socarides-on-the-irs-tea-party-scandal-this-is-a-disaster%2F" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/><br/><p><h1 class="entry-title"><a href="http://current.com/shows/viewpoint/videos/richard-socarides-on-the-irs-tea-party-scandal-this-is-a-disaster/" rel="bookmark" title="Permalink to Richard Socarides on the IRS-tea party scandal: This is a disaster">Richard Socarides on the IRS-tea party scandal: ‘This is a disaster’</a></h1></p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/50393629491http://richardsocarides.com/post/50393629491Mon, 13 May 2013 22:56:00 -0400<script type="text/javascript" src="http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/embed.js?id=2372411740001&w=466&h=263"></script><br/><br/><h1>IRS Targeting Conservative Groups?<span></span></h1> <p><span>Former Reagan political director Ed Rollins and former White House special assistant Richard Socarides on report that the IRS was targeting conservati…</span></p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/50133028985http://richardsocarides.com/post/50133028985Fri, 10 May 2013 22:09:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bb5967a6cf4a47198d7863f2c63e64aa/tumblr_mmecqtBTKg1qezd85o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Obama and Gay Marriage: One Year Later : The New Yorker - Richard Socarides</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/49802293963http://richardsocarides.com/post/49802293963Mon, 06 May 2013 17:52:04 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/CqDhfPJ-gSQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Richard Socarides on MSNBC Live 05-06-2013 (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqDhfPJ-gSQ&feature=share">Richard Socarides</a>)</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/49783146324http://richardsocarides.com/post/49783146324Mon, 06 May 2013 13:07:05 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/17a2340255e735cff08e298cefadb483/tumblr_mlskpnKXhm1qezd85o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Momentum and Gay Marriage, from Paris to SCOTUS : The New Yorker</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/48829725463http://richardsocarides.com/post/48829725463Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:36:59 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5f307c2aa416eb52149b7f8db051b627/tumblr_mloaohU3Lc1qezd85o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A Mixed Message for Gay Boy Scouts : The New Yorker</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/48632595711http://richardsocarides.com/post/48632595711Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:09:53 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/df0dbadcc3aacf4859060e3f1dc75f4e/tumblr_ml0ea3HgTm1qezd85o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Coming Out to My Father: The New Yorker</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/47569579322http://richardsocarides.com/post/47569579322Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:25:15 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hPnRC13sLLA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Richard Socarides on MSNBC Live 04-09-2013 (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPnRC13sLLA&feature=share">Richard Socarides</a>)</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/47552201210http://richardsocarides.com/post/47552201210Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:23:42 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-sZMJ_-xqn4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Coming Out to My Dad, a Founder of Conversion Therapy (by Richard Socarides) </p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/47534567738http://richardsocarides.com/post/47534567738Tue, 09 Apr 2013 08:17:41 -0400<object width="400" height="233" id="msnbc94e6c7" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" /><param name="FlashVars" value="launch=51349724&width=420&height=245" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed name="msnbc94e6c7" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="400" height="233" flashvars="launch=51349724&width=420&height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><span>MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts speaks with </span><span>former Clinton aide Richard Socarides, </span><span>out gay Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), and </span><span>former RNC Chair Ken Mehlman who led the Republican amicus brief opposing Proposition 8, about Supreme Court arguments on Prop 8 and DOMA. </span></p> <p><span><br/><br/></span></p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/47450189466http://richardsocarides.com/post/47450189466Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:30:00 -0400<object width="320" height="260"><param name="movie" value="http://cloudfront.equalitymatters.org/static/flash/pl52.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="config=http://equalitymatters.org/embed/cfg2?f=/static/clips/2013/03/26/29432/fnc-al-20130326-kellymaggie.flv" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allownetworking" value="all" /><embed src="http://cloudfront.equalitymatters.org/static/flash/pl52.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="config=http://equalitymatters.org/embed/cfg2?f=/static/clips/2013/03/26/29432/fnc-al-20130326-kellymaggie.flv" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="260"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><span>Former Clinton aide Richard Socarides and NOM’s Maggie Gallagher</span><span> appeared on FOX News (3/26/13) to give their take on the Supreme Court and Proposition 8. </span><span><br/><br/><br/></span></p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/47449855536http://richardsocarides.com/post/47449855536Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:21:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a52b4966691089042cfe49ea427921c2/tumblr_mkemporOgc1qezd85o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gay Political Power or Good Survival Skills? : The New Yorker</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/46567922271http://richardsocarides.com/post/46567922271Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:20:12 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f59fda30f34383889ed1f5b40fbdc69c/tumblr_mkemp4pD3a1qezd85o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>For Edith Windsor, a Good Day in Court : The New Yorker</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/46567896258http://richardsocarides.com/post/46567896258Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:19:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/13f91dc374ad12fe95b51a45c1ab1769/tumblr_mkemogz9c71qezd85o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gay Marriage: Would the Supreme Court Justices Rather Not Rule on Prop 8? : The New Yorker</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/46567865832http://richardsocarides.com/post/46567865832Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:19:27 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7wxR-ocVCzU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Richard Socarides on CNN Newsroom 03-24-2013 (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wxR-ocVCzU&feature=share">Richard Socarides</a>)</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/46391642265http://richardsocarides.com/post/46391642265Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:50:23 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c70354d35ef990c22d4a74957bc7afda/tumblr_mk9geloNmB1qezd85o1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Will Standing Trip Up the Supreme Court Gay-Marriage Cases? : The New Yorker</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/46326602435http://richardsocarides.com/post/46326602435Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:15:57 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eCY_Ml_3Ha4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>CNN’s Starting Point on the New Pope and Marriage Equality - Richard Socarides 03-21-2013 (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCY_Ml_3Ha4&feature=share">Richard Socarides</a>)</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/46128523935http://richardsocarides.com/post/46128523935Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:05:48 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/16ba47d5a842e40ab0201f45a8bc840f/tumblr_mjpqyb7q4i1qezd85o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Rob Portman and His Brave, Gay Son : The New Yorker</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/45429446428http://richardsocarides.com/post/45429446428Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:51:47 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/515988264d4d95191ebbb617607ea8e5/tumblr_mjo7mc6UIC1qezd85o1_250.png"/><br/><br/><p>Is There Hope for Pope Francis on Gay Rights? : The New Yorker</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/45370328437http://richardsocarides.com/post/45370328437Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:56:36 -0400<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wlw1TThir3g?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Richard Socarides on Hardball With Chris Matthews 03-01-2013 (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlw1TThir3g&feature=share">Richard Socarides</a>)</p>http://richardsocarides.com/post/45082488160http://richardsocarides.com/post/45082488160Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:00:41 -0400