At Hooters for 'Conversion,' Gays Find Sanctuary Instead
It was "conversion therapy with a side of ranch." As a young teen who felt he was unlike most other boys but had not yet recognized he was gay, the writer Peter Rothpletz was taken to Hooters by his grandfather for "a baptism into manhood—one that would backfire beautifully,...
A Simple Alan Simpson Question Took Unexpected Turn
The death of former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson last week got veteran Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse thinking about a simple question he once asked of court nominee Robert Bork, and how Bork's answer helped doom his cause. It came during Bork's 1987 confirmation hearing, which wasn't going well. Wyoming's...
Kristof: Musk Is Wrong, People Are Already Dying
Elon Musk has insisted that nobody has died as the result of slashed US foreign aid. "That is not true," writes columnist Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . "In South Sudan, one of the world's poorest countries, the efforts by Musk and President Trump are already leading children to...
EPA Chief Announces Historic 'Day of Deregulation'
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced the repeal of dozens of protections—including rules concerning air and water pollution and wetlands—in what Administrator Lee Zeldin called "the most consequential day of deregulation in American history." Zeldin revealed the actions in a series of news releases and an op-ed...
Op-Ed: Tax Dollars Are Funding a Deadly, Dying Sport
Why are governments funding a sport that gives little back while causing harm to its workers and athletes? That is a question posed by journalist Noah Shachtman in a nearly 4,500-word guest essay at the New York Times , calling for an end to public funding of horse racing. Maryland...
Time to End an Annoying NYPD Parking Perk
Yes, there are bigger problems in the world, and in the NYPD in particular, acknowledges Nicole Gelinas in a New York Times op-ed. But Gelinas argues that new police commissioner Jessica Tisch can take an important first step in cleaning up corruption on the force by cracking down on an...
Reagan's Daughter Thinks Trump Needs a History Lesson
When President Trump addressed Congress this week, he cited President Reagan's phrase "peace through strength." In a New York Times essay, Reagan daughter Patti Davis clocked the moment and suggests Trump could use a refresher on her father's political philosophy. "My wish is that he would whisper from the grave...
We Have Entered the 'LOLfood Era'
Looking around at restaurant menus and social media, Jaya Saxena at Eater declares that America has entered a new food era. More precisely, it has entered the "LOLfood era." Think comfort foods such as mozzarella sticks (which one upscale restaurant is serving as "shotzarellas" in a shot glass of marinara)...
Meghan Markle's New Show Is 'Pointless'
The Duchess of Sussex's new lifestyle series premiered Tuesday on Netflix after delays attributed to California's wildfires. The consensus from critics is that it might have been better buried in ash. Four takes:
