When the Press Pool Becomes the Story

There’s something almost impressively Washington about a fight over news coverage becoming bigger news than whatever the reporters were supposed to be covering. President Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House has now escalated well beyond another round of complaints about “fake news.” Reporters from the three organizations lost…

Conversion Therapy Bans: Protection or Overreach?

The phrase “conversion therapy” tends to end conversations before they even begin. It’s one of those terms that carries so much emotional and cultural weight that people often feel they already know where they’re supposed to land. Harmful. Discredited. Case closed. But once you slow down and actually examine what’s being debated—laws that prohibit certain…