Jesse Singal

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jesse Singal

This morning, the Department of Health and Human Services is releasing “Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices,” a 409-page brick of a document that represents the most comprehensive guidelines ever compiled on the subject by a U.S. government agency.

2 weeks ago | jessesingal.substack.com | Jesse Singal

Last week Bari Weiss interviewed Secretary of State Marco Rubio and whiffed on a rare opportunity to press him on some exceptionally dark decisions he has made or willingly gone along with — decisions that run directly contrary to what The Free Press itself stands for. I’ll try not to succumb to unnecessary throat-clearing here. I like The Free Press, am glad it exists, have written for it and would gladly do so again, et cetera.

3 weeks ago | jessesingal.substack.com | Jesse Singal

I’m really excited about this one. I’ve already mentioned David Zweig’s book (out today!) once or twice, in part because I’m interviewing him about it at the Village Underground on Monday (tickets here), but I think it is going to make a very big splash:An Abundance of Caution is a devastating account of the decision-making process behind one of the worst American policy failures in a century—the extended closures of public schools during the pandemic.

3 weeks ago | wethefifth.com | Jesse Singal |Michael Moynihan |Matt Welch

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -1:25:56Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Moynihan is out with a “tooth thing” (which sounds lame, but is allegedly a “painful,” “very serious” dental emergency that definitely doesn't involve a tall, attractive blonde woman). Fortunately, our pal Jesse Singal (Blocked and Reported, Singal-Minded) is along for the ride, and outlines the plans for his heroic crusade to save THE REPUBLIC by beefing with JD Vance on X.

3 weeks ago | thedispatch.com | Jesse Singal

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE team continues to slash federal government spendingin an almost bafflingly cruel, capricious, and haphazard way. To call the cuts “selective” would be a wild understatement. Apparently, the federal government can afford to spend $1 trillion on defense, but it cannot afford to help public schools , or to fund PEPFAR, a wildly successful program to fight HIV and AIDS worldwide that has enjoyed bipartisan support since President George W.