Dr. Nathaniel Frank

Dr. Nathaniel Frank is Senior Research Fellow at the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an adjunct professor at New York University. Perhaps the most widely published journalist on the military's current policy on gay troops, Dr. Frank twice broke the story of Army purges of gay Arabic translators in The New Republic. His publications on gays in the military and other topics have also appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Slate, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, Lingua Franca and In These Times. He has been interviewed for national television and radio programs, including ABC's "Good Morning America," the "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather," NPR's "Talk of the Nation," "CBS News on Logo" and MSNBC's "Abrams Report." He has also consulted with ABC's "20/20" and CBS's "60 Minutes." Dr. Frank's research and opinions have been cited on the Congressional floor, in syndicated columns, in the blogosphere, the New York Post, The Advocate, National Review Online, the AP, BBC and other venues, including college syllabi and media roundups. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Advance Praise

Frank makes a compelling case not only that there has been a shift within our society, but that the time has come to look beyond our preconceptions and focus on capabilities. This book should be mandatory reading for anyone with an interest in the state of our society or the readiness of our military.
General John Shalikashvili, former Chair, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Armed Forces

This book lays out clearly, fairly, dispassionately and accurately the terrible cost to our national security of this insane policy. It brings light not heat to the debate - and the light makes change seem not just necessary but urgent.
Andrew Sullivan, blogger at The Daily Dish and author, The Conservative Soul.

Empirical evidence and systematic analysis rarely have an impact on such emotional topics as gays in the military. But here is a book from a leading scholar that cuts through the ignorance, the denial and the prejudice to explain how we got stuck with a policy that was doomed to fail. Our military and our nation owe Frank a debt of gratitude.
Dr. Lawrence J. Korb, former Assistant Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan