‘The Argument’ vs. transgender people

Media outlets Reviewed February 18, 2026 2 min read

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