As someone who works with kids, and is a man, I hate being alone with the kids I work with. Am I a predator? No. But I don’t like even the slightest chance that someone will misconstrue my work.

I’m getting tired of the athleisure mom shaming. Honestly, it’s exhausting. What, exactly, is it ok for moms to wear? Please tell me. I spend all day crawling around on the floor, sweating, wrestling the baby into the stroller for walks, whatever. And I’m sorry that actually the easiest thing to wear for these…

I say that if pursuing this calling helps her feel better, then we leave her be. She’s not likely to convince anyone of anything, nor harm anyone else.

I’ve disliked a lot of what I’ve read about Semenya, and this piece provides a good counter-weight, but Semenya’s circumstance really does trip over a lot of hidden faultlines in how we think about gender and how we think about sports.

This is a complicated and fraught topic, one that deserves a more thoughtful take than the one offered by Ms. Moskovitz. This is not about some cruel effort by men to define and control women’s bodies, as she glibly asserts. It’s about trying to create an environment where women have a chance to compete and succeed,…

(in swimming anyway)