Blue-state theocracies

Published September 20, 2026 6:30am ET



Accurately describe what the Left’s culture warriors do with government power, and you’ll sound like a conspiracy theorist.

Public schools in blue states are — according to some parents, at least — convincing girls that they are boys, and if the parents object, the state will take away custody.

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