Commentary
Lia Thomas was recently nominated as the NCAA “Woman of the Year.” Just one problem: Thomas is male.
University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas looks on after swimming the 500 freestyle during the 2022 Ivy League Womens Swimming and Diving Championships at Blodgett Pool, in Cambridge, Mass., on Feb. 17, 2022. Kathryn Riley/Getty Images
Jonathan Butcher
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Jonathan Butcher is acting director of the Center for Education at The Heritage Foundation and author of “The Polarization Myth: America’s Surprising Consensus on Race, Schools, and Sex” (Encounter Books, 2025).
