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Jamie Paul
@jamiepaul
Managing Editor, Queer Majority
Greater Philly
Managing Editor Queer Majority. Weekly political articles http://americandreaming.substack.com. Contributing Editor at bi dot org. Pasta enthusiast.
62 Posts
28% of Gen Z is LGBT. Has being queer become a craze or is there more going on? | @jamiepaul #lgbt Two essays, one arguing the case for why Trump can win in 2024, and another arguing why Biden can win. The essays discuss the state of the economy, the lawsuits and ballot restrictions Trump is facing, Biden’s age, record, and approval numbers, the role of third parties, incumben 2023: My Year in Books Some thoughts on the "War on Christmas" and the true spirit of the season from my contributor Timothy Wood. Religion Is Not the Antidote to “Wokeness” There's a coming anti-drug backlash brewing, driven by pervasive toleration of public drug use. What "Defund the Police" did for police reform (backlash, then reversal), pot smoke in public may do for drug reform. I wrote about it here. Lots of data. My Contributor Johan Pregmo on how the "socialism is when the government does stuff" meme became the primary lens through which both the left and right understand the concept. In response to Osama Bin Laden's "Letter to America" that has gone viral, I wrote an open letter to young Americans. Being the kind of person in whose footsteps others want to follow is a more effective form of activism than most of what we call "activism." Over the past month, a narrative has emerged among many left-leaning journalists and activists: that Joe Biden’s pro-Israel stance is alienating young progressive voters, without which he cannot win re-election. But that’s not what the data says. Join, or Die: Believers and Atheists Can Only Be Truly Free Together If you find yourself conflicted about the recent spate of cancellations of Hamas supporters and anti-Semites, join the club. I document the surge in anti-Semitism and its backlash, and think through how it all fits (or doesn't fit) into liberal principles. Hamas’s Useful Idiots False equivalencies and the war behind the war in the Middle East Intentionally Killing Civilians is Bad. End of Moral Analysis. Justifying and even cheering the deaths of Israeli civilians marks the final death of any leftist claim to the moral high ground. Great piece by Timothy Wood wrestling with the ethics of joining the military. Audience Capture and the Golden Age of Hypocrisy A deep dive into why "History is written by the victors" simply isn't true. I wrote about the crisis of institutional trust and what I'm calling the reallocation of trust. Exploring the misguided taboo around not "politicizing" tragedies and how it is not only mired in partisan hypocrisy, but incoherent.