The Times as Catechist: How a New York Times Article Sells Ideology as Journalism
On June 19, 2025, The New York Times published Nicholas Confessore’s 10,000-word epic, “How the Transgender Rights Movement Bet on the Supreme Court and Lost.” At first glance, it appears to be a longform political autopsy — the inside story of a failed legal campaign, complete with donor briefings, courtroom drama, and cross-Atlantic medical disputes. […]