Question

This writer's line-by-line rebuttal of Robert Fisk’s story about being beaten by a mob of Afghan refugees led the term “fisking” to be coined for such a critique. The Atlantic published this author’s December 2007 cover story “Why Obama Matters” free online, marking an early media endorsement of the Obama campaign. This author’s moralistic description of a 2001 visit to San Francisco prompted Michelangelo Signorile to expose the screen name this man used on an anonymous (*) barebacking website. As editor of The New Republic, this author ran a 1994 cover story excerpting Charles Murray's The Bell Curve. This writer's 1989 article “Here Comes The Groom” was an early mainstream argument for legalized same-sex marriage. For 10 points, name this neoconservative gay journalist. ■END■ (0[4])

ANSWER: Andrew (Michael) Sullivan [prompt on Sully]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
David SnoddonParth et al.Cameron et al.1220
Andrej VukovicCameron et al.Parth et al.1220
Benjamin ChapmanThe Passion According to C.H.The Vulture's Guide to Buzz1220
Mattias EhatammThe Vulture's Guide to BuzzThe Passion According to C.H.1220

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y5100%0%0%89.80
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y1100%0%0%94.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y20%0%0%0.00