Unfortunately We Have To Be Optimists
Why we should follow the example of James Baldwin and adopt essential optimism.
Title IX Is The Ultimate Bad-Faith Weapon
Protections for women's sports have proven to be useful cudgels against transgender athletes
The Birthright Citizenship Ruling Is Far Worse Than You Think
The Roberts Court has legitimized the white supremacist attack on the 14th Amendment
This Data Might Make You Hope-Pilled
It's tough to overstate how thoroughly the courts are beating back the Trump regime
Alito: There's No Way To Know If The President Is Racist
There are "race-neutral justifications" for the policies Trump pursues, Alito says.
Fascists Aren't Allowed To Enjoy The World Cup
You don't get to delight in a joyful worldwide sporting event that rejects your shithead politics
Dads, Resist That Authoritarian Impulse
You don't have to be a household dictator if you don't want to be
Careful With That Axe, Eugene
The Epstein Class means whatever you want it to mean.
Stray Thoughts On DOGE And Its Bad-Faith Mission
People want the whole fucking book thrown at Elon Musk's DOGE hackers
The DOGE Boys Are Going To Pay
There is a real and furious chunk of the electorate demanding accountability for DOGE
BFT Pod: Right-Wing Media Exposes The Bad Faith Of Right-Wing Populism
All brands of populism, it turns out, are not the same.
How Republicans Lost Men
Men - men! - have turned on Republicans and it's somehow a non-story