Morning Jolt: The Rare Gift of Truth

As you may have noticed, we're running a webathon fundraiser, centered around the fearless reporting and writing of our Maddy Kearns.

As those who listen to The Editors podcast can tell, Maddy is from Glasgow, has the singing voice of an angel, and is an all-around delight. But we at National Review are particularly blessed to feature her writing, and as anyone who's interacted with Maddy or read her work knows, she doesn't back down from anybody. There are few perspectives more certain to spur a furious denunciation in the America of 2022 than to say that those with two X chromosomes are women and those with an X and a Y chromosome are men, no matter what a person may prefer to be labeled. Maddy calls them as she sees them and doesn't care who is bothered by it — increasingly rare traits in modern journalism.

If you've been reading us for a long ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 30 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 30 2022 The Rare Gift of Truth As you may have noticed, we're running a webathon fundraiser, centered around the fearless reporting and writing of our Maddy Kearns. As those who listen to The Editors podcast can tell, Maddy is from Glasgow, has the singing voice of an angel, and is an all-around delight. But we at National Review are particularly blessed to feature her writing, and as anyone who's interacted with Maddy or read her work knows, she doesn't back down from anybody. There are few perspectives more certain to spur a furious denunciation in the America of 2022 than to say that those with two X chromosomes are women and those with an X and a Y chromosome are men, no matter what a person may prefer to be labeled. Maddy calls them as she sees them and doesn't care who is bothered by it — increasingly rare traits in modern journalism. If you've been reading us for a long ...   READ MORE

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