‘The Argument’ vs. transgender people

The Argument is an American group blog.

Background

The Argument was founded in August 2025 by Jerusalem Demsas. The Argument was founded through funding from left-of-center organizations, including Arnold Ventures, Open Philanthropy, philanthropist Susan Mandel, XN founder Gaurav Kapadia, Pritzker Innovation Fund founder Rachel Pritzker, philanthropist Simone Coxe, Twilio co-founder John Wolthuis, and Stripe founder Patrick Collison, and Tyler Cowen’s Emergent Ventures. According to their website:

“We make a positive, combative case for liberalism through sharp, well-argued opinion pieces, original reporting, and multimedia content that confronts the illiberal drift in our politics. We aim to persuade, not preach; argue, not just diagnose. Our coverage will focus on the politics and economics of growth, technology and society, gender and family.”

Contributors

References

Silverman, Jacob (August 22, 2025). A losing “Argument.” The Nation https://www.thenation.com/article/society/media-the-argument-abundance/

Scocca, Tom; Bustillos, Maria (August 21, 2025). Yakkin’ about ‘The Argument.’ Flaming Hydra https://flaminghydra.com/yakkin-about-the-argument/

Tani, Max (August 18, 2025). With The Argument, the left gets a new publication. Semafor https://www.semafor.com/article/08/17/2025/with-the-argument-the-left-gets-a-new-publication

Anti-trans coverage

Ahmari, Sohrab (August 19, 2025). ‘The Argument’ magazine is reheated neoliberalism. UnHerd https://unherd.com/newsroom/the-argument-magazine-is-reheated-neoliberalism/?lang=us.

Selected writing in The Argument

Saxbe, Darby (December 11, 2025). The forbidden truth about sex differences. The Argument https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/the-forbidden-truth-about-sex-differences