Alt Text: Diverse women leading a press event on the Equal Rights Amendment, symbolizing gender equality and constitutional progress.

A Hollow Gesture: The Farce of Recognizing the ERA in 2025

There is something faintly comic, if not outright contemptible, about President Joe Biden’s announcement today recognizing the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as part of the United States Constitution. The sheer absurdity of the moment stems not from the stated goal of gender equality—an ideal to which every civilized person should subscribe—but from the rotting edifice […]