Congress plays games while America nears default

Congressmembers may think their annual baseball game is a cutesy bipartisan gesture but this year it felt more like Nero fiddling while…

If Republicans want a default, Dems should give it to them

Just because a party is in the minority, that doesn’t mean it has given up its responsibility to govern

The gender critical movement has become what it claimed to hate

Any social media posts even hinting at affirming trans people get bombarded and brigaded by a frothing mass of Brits and MAGA types

They’re making an American “Train to Busan” but America has no trains

Somehow I don’t think “Vermonter to Springfield” has the same ring to it

Horserace political journalism needs to die

Turning political journalism into sports reporting was the industry’s gravest mistake and we will all pay for it in the end

Pulling out of Afghanistan was the gutsiest thing Biden has done

Biden did what previous presidents were too scared to do, but it comes at a cost for the Afghan people

The Olympics aren’t fun for me anymore

As a child, the majesty of the games captivated me, I don’t feel that anymore

Loki was a trans story

The Marvel show played with gender dynamics much more than is typical from Disney

The Olympics Should Have a Permanent Home

The current model encourages corruption and leaves cities to construct massive sites for an extremely short term pay off

The Olympics have outlived their purpose

For organizers, the games are an unrepentant cash grab

The Bathroom Bill Era is Over

The bathroom bill movement spawned in 2015 is officially dead after the Supreme Court declined to take up Gavin Grimm’s lawsuit earlier…

Trans Widows Aren’t Trapped in Loveless Marriages

Love is not possible when a spouse controls the life and body of their partner