That changed on January 8, 2008, the day of the New Hampshire primary, when "The New Republic" published a story by James Kirchick filled with quotes from the newsletters. Kirchick said that the writings showed "an obsession with conspiracies, sympathy for the right-wing militia movement, and deeply held bigotry", and were "saturated in racism", charges echoed by Kevin Drum of the "Washington Monthly"'s Political Animal blog. Kirchick noted that one article referred to African-American rioters as "barbarians" and suggested that the Los Angeles riots of 1992 only stopped when it came time for "blacks to pick up their welfare checks". An article entitled "The Pink House" said that "homosexuals, not to speak of the rest of society, were far better off when social pressure forced them to hide their activities." Other issues gave tactical advice to local militia groups on how to evade detection by the authorities and advanced various conspiracy theories.