It is now illegal to call a man a man on college campuses nationwide. That is the Kafkaesque result of the new Title IX higher education regulation finalized by President Joe Biden Friday.

Passed in 1972, the 37 words of Title IX seem straightforward. “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”