Everyone, including me, has a podcast now—so it’s hard to begrudge Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, for indulging his God-given right to produce audio content. “This Is Gavin Newsom” is five episodes into its run and,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is using his statements on transgender athletes to shift the focus of the country's electorate from culture wars and populism to policy and results, and to defuse any and all culture war arguments that the Republicans may use against him.