Aug 28, 2026 · 9 min · 7 segments
Another look at how gender anxiety and highly reactionary notions of gender identity shape the Trump administration. Also, some classical Greek political history…
One thing I've learned in my roughly seven years of being a newspaper columnist is the importance of repetition.
When you're a newspaper columnist, there can be a temptation to look for something new to say every time.
It's not possible to say something new every week or twice a week indefinitely.
And so there's real value in repeating yourself and bringing back older points and utilizing new examples to elaborate on older arguments, that kind of thing.
And I'm taking a similar approach to this channel, which in a lot of ways is like a column.
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