In Defense of Losing

An ode to staying and fighting in a red state

This is the mid-week issue of Men Yell at Me, a newsletter about the places our politics and personhood collide. It’s written by me, Lyz Lenz, an author and journalist living in Iowa. This week’s newsletter was inspired by a conversation I had last week at an event, where someone asked me how I stay motivated to work in a state that has levied attacks o…