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Andrew Tate with his mouth open, getting interviewed by press
Opinion

Andrew Tate's arrest shows the manosphere scam is unraveling

Opinion: Many men held up as role models to boys are being exposed as dangerous charlatans, writes Josh Ackley.

President Donald Trump
Opinion

Trump's White House speech shows he's the real threat to U.S. elections

Opinion: The president's reheating of conspiracy theories related to voter fraud — with attacks on trans people for good measure — is a clear ploy to undermine democracy, argues Josh Ackley.

Conor McGregor with his hands folded in front of him
Opinion

Finding God won't wash away Conor McGregor's sins

Opinion: The former UFC champion is the latest problematic man to use religion in a PR campaign — to the detriment of Christian values, writes Josh Ackley.

A memorial for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
Opinion

ICE killed the American Dream

Opinion: For decades, the U.S. branded itself as a nation for freedom seekers. Recent fatal shootings by federal agents show how that dream has devolved into a surveillance-state nightmare.

​Anti-queer commentary headlines from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Opinion

Why are America's largest newspapers stigmatizing queer people?

Opinion: Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal recently ran opinion pieces essentially preaching "gay is respectable, queer is the problem." It's not helpful, writes Josh Ackley.

Painted rainbow crosswalk crackling
Opinion

I tried meeting homophobes 'in the middle.' This Pride, I'm through

Opinion: After the 2016 election, writer Josh Ackley tried to find some middle ground with far-right fanatics. That strategy proved to be folly, he argues.

Sen. Andy Kim holds a handwritten letter and drawing from a child detained at the Dilley immigration detention center during an advocacy event with children's entertainer Ms. Rachel in Washington, D.C.
Opinion

Republican 'family values' are destroying American families

From ICE detention centers to anti-LGBTQ+ scapegoating, Republican “family values” are harming the very families they claim to protect, writes Josh Ackley.

White House UFC Match
Opinion

America deserves a better 250th birthday party

Opinion: Nothing screams "the enduring promise of American democracy" quite like Vanilla Ice, a UFC cage on the White House lawn, and screenings of National Treasure 2, writes Josh Ackley.