Jill Filipovic
The Guardian
New York, United States
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Data says Americans are becoming more conservative. What’s going on?
More Americans identify as ‘socially conservative’ than at any time in a decade. I have some theories why → Read More
What’s behind all the US media firings this week? Hint: it’s not equality
Fox News, CNN and NBC Universal all let go of male anchors and bosses accused of sexism – for self-interest → Read More
‘Safety beats idealism’: our panel reacts to Biden’s decision to run again
Joe Biden has confirmed he will campaign for a second term as president. Guardian US contributors weigh in → Read More
America continues to sacrifice its babies to the altar of guns
Why does America allow civilians to amass weapons of war, but not to live free of a constant threat of random violence? → Read More
Book review of The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America by Philip Bump
Philip Bump explores the impact of this huge, and hugely influential, generation in “The Aftermath.” → Read More
How did gas stoves ignite a culture war in the US?
I recently moved from a gas stove to an induction range, and I love it. Other Americans probably will, too → Read More
American voters just sent a crystal-clear message: they believe in abortion rights
Abortion rights voters delivered several key elections for Democrats. Now Democrats had better deliver for them → Read More
The attack on Paul Pelosi should be a moment of national reckoning
All political violence is a problem, but in terms of sheer numbers, rightwing violence is a much more significant problem than leftwing violence → Read More
Is Herschel Walker the worst candidate the Republicans have ever run?
Republican men can be accused of any number of horrors, and not risk their party’s support → Read More
Democrats’ midterms hurdle: Americans are getting used to eroded democracy
While a whopping 71% of voters said that American democracy is at risk, just 7% named it as the most important issue in this election → Read More
#MeToo is five years old. These trials show how far we’ve come
As Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey and Paul Haggis are all in court, it is clear that there has, in fact, been forward motion – in the courts, in our workplaces, in society → Read More
Book review of Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America by Dahlia Lithwick
Dahlia Lithwick's look back at the legal battles of the Trump era, and the women who waged them, is unexpectedly timely. → Read More
Florida calls teen ‘too immature’ for an abortion. But forced motherhood is fine?
The Florida court’s decision is shameful, nothing less than an ideological assault on a teenager → Read More
Americans lose faith in the US supreme court
The US supreme court has struck down the constitutional right to an abortion, which will affect the lives of millions of Americans for decades to come. Jonathan Freedland and Jill Filipovic discuss whether it’s still possible for a deeply divided court of nine judges to keep the promise to the American people of ‘equal protection’, and what happens if it can’t → Read More
Americans lose faith in the US supreme court: Politics Weekly America – podcast
Jonathan Freedland and Jill Filipovic discuss whether it’s still possible for a deeply divided court of nine judges, a group that now has a 6-3 conservative majority, to keep the promise to the American people of ‘equal protection’, and what happens if it can’t → Read More
Why were Democrats caught flat-footed by the end of Roe v Wade?
Democrats can’t fix the past. But the least they can do is learn from it – and change course accordingly → Read More
It’s time to say it: the US supreme court has become an illegitimate institution
With its decision on Roe v Wade, the court has signaled its illegitimacy – and thrown the American project into question → Read More
It’s time to say it: the US supreme court has become an illegitimate institution
With its decision on Roe v Wade, the court has signaled its illegitimacy – and thrown the American project into question → Read More
The US supreme court just made America a more dangerous, violent place
This nihilistic decision will propel the US further toward mass gun violence and a culture of death → Read More
Opinion: It's time to break the patriarchal wedding paradigm. Here's how
Jill Filipovic writes that so much of wedding culture is steeped in patriarchal traditions and conservative expectations -- not how a lot of couples want to mark the beginning of their life together. And so, couples should take seriously the question of which traditions they want to keep and which they want to skip. → Read More