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Is Malcolm Gladwell a Coward?

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Ben Sixsmith
Sep 05, 2025
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Journalist and author Malcolm Gladwell has claimed that he was “cowed” into agreeing that trans women should be able to participate in women’s sports.

On one level, this seems completely absurd. Malcolm Gladwell has to be worth tens of millions of dollars. He has written various bestselling books. His podcast is one of the more successful in the world. H…

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