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Back to SearchSydney Sweeney and the Outrage Machine
Fine, here’s the Sydney Sweeney episode. Sydney Sweeney is Hollywood’s most-discussed starlet, often for confusing reasons. Her existence as a visible woman with a human body made her the target of w…
Published on 1 day, 8 hours ago
The Trans Teen Imprisoned for Refusing to Join the IDF
Yona Roseman is 19. In two weeks, the Israeli government is imprisoning her for refusing to join Israel's military, for which service is required by all Israeli Jewish teenagers. Because she is trans…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Jojo Siwa: The Internet’s Court Jester
Jojo Siwa has been a lot of things: an eleven-year-old abused on television for public entertainment, a tween merchandising mogul with a billion dollar brand, Nickelodeon’s first out gay child star, …
Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago
The New York Times Thinks Gays Have Gone Too Far (with Chase Strangio)
On the twilight of Pride Month, the New York Times published (and sent out a push notification for) a guest essay titled “How the Gay Rights Movement Radicalized and Lost Its Way” by a gay journalist…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Why Is Everyone Going Back Into the Closet?
From granola fascism to the manosphere, much gets said of the various right-wing pipelines people have gone down in the years since lockdown. One such pipeline remains more mysterious. When you think…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Never Apologize to Fascists (with Contrapoints)
Last week, world-class athlete Simone Biles stood up to failed-athlete-turned-crybully Riley Gaines when Riley antagonized a transgender child to her 1.5 million Twitter followers. A harassment campa…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
The Antisemitism Panic (with Matt Lieb)
“From the river to the sea” is antisemitic. “Free Palestine” is antisemitic. Children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel raising money for child amputees is antisemitic. ICE is kidnapping college students for ant…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
A Morning With Vivian Wilson, Elon’s Estranged Daughter
In today’s special episode, we’re taking a break from political and cultural analysis to chat with someone who’s been at the center of today’s culture wars but rarely in her own voice: Vivian Jenna W…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
The Breeders Who Want You to Have More Kids Right Now
Last week, the New York Times reported: “White House Assesses Ways to Persuade Women to Have More Children”. But who exactly is behind this push, and why, and what does it have to do with Elon Musk’s…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
“Alpha Males” Are Making Men Lonelier (with Ryan Broderick)
When fitness influencer Ashton Hall’s absurd morning routine went viral a few weeks ago, I was… moved. The hours-long skincare, gym, and journaling ritual felt like an American Psycho-inspired metros…
Published on 4 months ago