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American Drug War: The Last White Hope (2007)
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The Crisis of Civilization (2011)
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The Wisdom Within: Sacred Masculine and Sacred Feminine
Dangerous Foundations: an Argument Against the "Identity" in Identity Politics
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Juneteenth: Praise the Lorde, Audre Lorde
The Love We Deserve
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Wanted: Men Who Love
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The Century of the Self (2002)
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The Power of Nightmares (2004)
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Masculinity
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