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Jill Filipovic is a journalist, lawyer, and author who covers gender and politics. She is the author of two books, OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind and The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness.

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opinion

The Fool’s Gold in Trump’s White House Is Already Tarnished

ALL THAT GLITTERS...

As Trump’s presidency implodes, it seems inevitable that his White House will show similar wear and tear.

Jill Filipovic | Published Jun 07, 2025
opinion

The Cruel, Trashy Theatrics of Donald Trump’s America

CHANGING THE CHANNEL

ICE Barbie’s “green card reality show” might be a wash. But Trump’s tribe has spoken.

Jill Filipovic | Published May 25, 2025
opinion

Why Pope Leo XIV is More than One Small Stand Against Trump

CARDINALS' VIRTUE

The cultural moment might seem like Trump’s. But the Catholic Church’s leaders are leading a very different wave.

Jill Filipovic | Published May 13, 2025
opinion

Gretchen, You’ve Got to Cut Trump From Your Dance Card

FRENEMIES

In this moment, real leadership means not playing nice with a man who seems to think of himself less as a president and more as a venerated and unquestionable Dear Leader.

Jill Filipovic | Published May 02, 2025
opinion

Why the MAGA Meltdown Over Amy Coney Barrett Matters

THE JURY IS OUT...

With Trump in power and the rule of law hanging by a thread, it’s safe to say that America has entered an autocratic era. Judges are among our last bulwarks against full-on fascism.

Jill Filipovic | Published Apr 11, 2025
opinion

The House’s Proxy-Voting War Exposes ‘Pro-Life’ Hypocrisy

LABOR REVOLUTION

Republicans currently have control of the White House, the Senate, and the House. With all of this power, what is the party of family values doing for American families?

Jill Filipovic | Published Apr 06, 2025
opinion

Elon Musk Is Driving Tesla—and America—Off a Cliff

CAR TROUBLES

What Musk is doing is indeed an act of mass destruction. But the attacks are targeted, and the aim is no total annihilation—rather, it’s a government that works in his personal service.

Jill Filipovic | Published Mar 23, 2025
opinion

We’re Missing the Girlboss After Burning Her at the Stake

HOT TAKES

Giving women an equal shot in a radically screwed-up system is not the ultimate goal of the feminist movement. But keeping women out of the only system we have—or punishing them if they succeed in that system—isn’t feminism either.

Jill Filipovic | Published Mar 15, 2025
opinion

Elissa Slotkin Can’t Save Democrats Alone—and That’s OK

CHOOSE YOUR FIGHTER!

The party needs to present itself as the counter to the melodrama of MAGA. But it also needs prominent voices who will meet Trumpian grandstanding with appropriate rage and a bit of their own stagecraft.

Jill Filipovic | Published Mar 09, 2025
opinion

Why You Shouldn’t Shame MAGA Voters Coming to Their Senses

TEMPTING THOUGH...

No one needs to sympathize with these not-the-best voters or justify their actions. But it’s also necessary to resist the urge to shame or mock them.

Jill Filipovic | Published Mar 02, 2025

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