Tom Joyce

Tom Joyce is a freelance reporter covering politics, sports and culture.

Culture
World Athletics will introduce genetic tests for women’s sporting events

Olympic gold medalist Sebastian Coe wants to ensure only biological women compete in women’s sports. The World Athletics president announced this week that female athletes will have to take a… Read More

March 28, 2025
Public Education
Illinois scholarship under fire for excluding white applicants

A race-based scholarship program in a liberal state is facing backlash. The Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois program offers financial support exclusively to non-white graduate students who want to… Read More

March 27, 2025
Government
DOE investigates Oregon school district and athletic association over trans athletes in girls’ sports

The federal government is taking action against Oregon’s largest public school district and the state’s primary high school athletic governing body for likely Title IX violations. The U.S. Department… Read More

March 27, 2025
Government
Lawmakers renew effort to direct federal aid to pregnancy resource centers

Pro-life lawmakers have filed legislation to assist pregnancy resource centers across the country. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, and Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, reintroduced the… Read More

March 26, 2025
Politics
Trans lawmaker says Dems should welcome differing views of transgenderism

Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, doesn’t want to see the Democratic Party lose support due to an overly dogmatic approach to transgender issues. McBride, a transgender woman and the first transgender… Read More

March 26, 2025