Journalism
I'm always changing what writing I want to spotlight. These are a range of stories that are informing my new book, as well as a few recent stories that give some context to the 2024 election.
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This page was last updated on December 6, 2024.
towards "AGAINST"—
Policing Womanhood
For groups like Alliance Defending Freedom, the erosion of abortion rights and trans rights are complementary pathways to building a Christian nation.
New York Review of Books / May 15, 2022
The Growing Criminalization of Pregnancy
The end of Roe v. Wade will accelerate an existing effort to criminally punish people for their abortions, stillbirths, and miscarriages.
The New Republic / May 5, 2022
The Law Alone Can’t Halt the Christian Right’s Crusade Against Abortion and LGBTQ Rights
Liberals can’t count on the courts to protect against Republican ambitions to roll back civil rights.
The New Republic / April 6, 2022
Behind the GOP Strategy to Outlaw Trans Youth
Activists are beating back Republicans’ virulent attacks on trans rights. But the battle is costing the trans community.
The New Republic / August 9, 2021
Sarah Everard and the Useless Generality of “Male Violence”
What is lost when we fail to name Everard’s alleged killer as a cop?
The New Republic / March 15, 2021
This Is How Sex Workers Win
The mainstreaming of “sex work is work” and strong decriminalization policy proposals are signs of the movement’s success. What comes next?
The New Republic / March 2, 2021
The Mothers Leading the Battle Against Trans Student Athletes
Their tactics mirror those employed by white mothers who fought school integration: disguising bigotry with pleas to protect children.
The New Republic / February 19, 2021
The Unfinished Business of Women’s Suffrage
The women who remain locked out of the right to vote are the fractured legacy of a fractured movement.
The New Republic / August 10, 2020
—and after the election
The Incomprehensible Scale of Trump’s Deportation Plans
(see also: Trump Wasn’t Kidding With That Fascist Rally. Just Ask His ICE Chief.)
No One Should Be Confused About Where Trump Stands on Abortion
Republicans Are Betting on Anti-Trans Prejudice to Win Swing States
Why Some People Will Vote for Abortion Rights—and Trump
(see also: Voters Across the Country Backed Abortion Rights. It Might Not Matter.)
The Real Targets of Project 2025’s War on Porn
(see also: Conservatives Plan to Ban Abortion and Cut LGBT Rights Starting Next January)