Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.

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The conservative media machine is turning WNBA athletes into well-compensated culture-war assets.

Privately owned public spaces are everywhere, but how public they actually are varies wildly

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Is Kansas just the beginning?

Mycologists have identified a species of mushroom that induces hallucinations of dozens and sometimes hundreds of tiny people. The fungi is native to China and the Philippines.

Surely there are other things to discuss besides these dusty old subjects?

Advocates for both cis and trans girls call foul on a new right-wing proposal that would force school-age female athletes to undergo invasive physical exams to "prove" their gender.

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Adam O’Neal inherited a mandate from the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, to shift toward “personal liberties and free markets.”

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The Grants Pass decision allowed more cities and states to impose criminal penalties for the offense of being poor in public.

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As for Fall 2027, incoming students at the University of Wyoming will no longer be allowed to major in philosophy. The news was shared by philosophy professor Bradley Rettler in posts on social media....