Two days ago, Travis County, Texas District Court Judge Jan Soifer issued a restraining order against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to prevent them from investigating or taking any action against families solely because a transgender child in the household: Travis County District Court Judge Jan Soifer…

You might have heard the terms “Pride-washing” and/or “rainbow-washing”. That refers to the practice of individuals or, more commonly, corporations or other types of entities that support the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month by posting Pride-themed messages on social media despite supporting politicians who oppose LGBTQIA+ rights and equality through…

Unlike a lot of political pundits, McMorrow, a Michigan State Senator, talks about how policy and elections affect people — Virtually every political and political media figure, whether it be an elected official, political activist, political pundit, policy expert, or other political figure, has a blind spot in terms of how a political figure views the political landscape. …

Assaulting someone is unacceptable, but that doesn’t make tasteless jokes tasteful — TRIGGER WARNING: This story is about, and contains video of, an act of assault. Reader discretion is advised. At last night’s Academy Awards (colloquially called the Oscars), actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock in the face after Rock made an offensive joke mocking Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia, a medical…

Multiple music artists have pulled their music from Spotify in response to podcast host Joe Rogan’s dangerous anti-public health views — You may have heard about multiple prominent music artists, most notably Neil Young, pulling their music from Spotify. Spotify is a music and podcast streaming service that is best-known for hosting The Joe Rogan Experience, a podcast hosted by anti-public health zealot Joe Rogan.

Business Insider political reporter’s work cuts through the noise when the noise is strongest — Since the start of the previous calendar year, America has witnessed an attempted overthrow of an incoming Administration and contentious political moments over issues like voting rights, the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic future of America. I’ll be the first to admit that watching or reading political journalism typically…

Not all local television markets are created equal. That’s because of various influences predating cable, satellite, and streaming television by decades. — SERIES NOTE: This story is the first story in a multiple-part series titled Gerrymandered Television. When most people think of gerrymandering, you probably think of partisan efforts to draw congressional or state legislative districts to give one political party an unfair advantage over another political party.

On January 6, 2021, far-right extremists, incited by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Mo Brooks, and others on the far right of the political spectrum violently attempted to overthrow the incoming Administration before it could take office by disrupting the official preceding to certify the Electoral College vote from the 2020…

During Sunday’s NFL game between the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the hosting New York Jets, Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown got into an argument on the sideline, took his helmet, jersey, and upper body pads off, and walked off the field during the third quarter of the game while…