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The Supreme Court’s Latest Blow to Trans Rights
2+ week, 3+ day ago (349+ words) SCOTUS upheld bans on transgender athletes in women’s sports, sidestepping evidence and narrowing its own logic on trans discrimination....
Chiles v. Salazar: A New Frontier of Speech
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (1047+ words) On March 31, 2026, Trans Day of Visibility, the Supreme Court issued an 8-to-1 opinion that places conversion therapy bans, meaning legal restrictions on therapy that helps individuals reject same-sex attractions or resist questions of gender identity, in the First Amendment’s line…...
The CIA Since the Turn of the Century
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (1905+ words) JONATHAN ALTER: This war was predicated on a lie, right? TIM WEINER: The American attack was justified by lies. Iran doesn’t have the bomb and it wasn’t about to make or test one. As with Bush and Iraq, Trump invented…...
Amid Ideological Attacks on Higher Ed, Surprising Bipartisan Reforms Bloom
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1555+ words) In a polarized era, it’s rare to hear a veteran of the Bill Clinton and Barack Obama presidencies agreeing with an economist and veteran of the George W. Bush administration. What’s even more intriguing is that these prominent, often opposing…...
The Gay Conversion Therapy Case and Its Discontents
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (305+ words) Kaley Chiles, a counselor licensed by the state to treat addictions, argues that the Colorado law violated her First Amendment rights by outlawing her ability to counsel sexuality- and gender-questioning youth who are seeking Christianity-informed therapies to help them resist…...
Moral Courage Archives
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (62+ words) The Washington Monthly is an independent voice, listened to by insiders and willing to take on sacred cows—liberal and conservative. And we need your support. Researchers are beginning to understand... Researchers are beginning to understand why some people demonstrate…...