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What Everyone Gets Wrong About Sex Trafficking Laws
An interview with sex work researcher Tara Burns.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.14.2024 11:30 AM
From Usha Vance to Ballerina Farm: Denying Conservative Women's Individuality
Just because women are conservative doesn't mean they're oppressed.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.1.2024 12:46 PM
Defending Pornography in the Age of Safe Spaces: A Q&A With Nadine Strossen
The civil liberties lawyer talks to Reason about the misguided impulse to attack free speech in the name of protecting women.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.3.2024 11:30 AM
Will J.K. Rowling Do Time?
Plus: Mnuchin's TikTok folly, Trump's April Fools' joke, Andy Warhol's muse, and more...
Liz Wolfe | 4.2.2024 9:30 AM
Defending Pornography on Feminist Grounds: A Q&A With Nadine Strossen
"There were many of us who opposed censoring pornography...precisely because of our commitment to feminist goals and principles," says the former ACLU chief.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.1.2024 11:45 AM
Maine's Bad Prostitution Law Could Be Coming Soon to Your State
Beware the “Equality Model” of sex work law reform in 2024.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.3.2024 2:05 PM
Brendan O'Neill: A Heretic's Manifesto
Spiked's leading polemicist defends J.K. Rowling, Brexit, and Enlightenment values of free speech and pluralism.
Nick Gillespie | 6.21.2023 3:50 PM
The Naked Feminist
Victoria Bateman thinks "my body, my choice" should include how much clothing you wear.
Jessica Stoya | 5.16.2023 8:00 AM
Review: Egg Is a Theory of Everything
The book's 12 thematic chapters are dense and rich—like flan, but good.
Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.7.2023 6:00 AM
Kat Rosenfield: Why It's Important for Novelists To Speak Freely
The mystery writer and cultural critic is an outspoken defender of free thinking and cultural appropriation.
Nick Gillespie | 2.22.2023 12:01 PM
What Women Want
Maybe it's to be treated as individuals?
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.22.2023 6:00 AM
Why Is Sesame Suddenly in Everything?
Plus: spending bill on its way to Biden, Don't Be a Feminist reviewed, lawsuit over Yesterday trailer can go forward, and more...
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.23.2022 9:30 AM
Why Sex Work Should Be Destigmatized, Not Just Decriminalized
Kaytlin Bailey wants to decriminalize—and normalize—the world's oldest profession.
Nick Gillespie | 12.7.2022 2:20 PM
Are We Entering an Era of #MeToo Reckoning?
The movement's net caught a lot of men like writer Junot Diaz—ordinary jerks rather than formidable serial predators.
Kat Rosenfield | 12.5.2022 11:29 AM
Farewell to the Mother of Modern Feminist Cartooning
Aline Kominsky-Crumb, R.I.P.
Brian Doherty | 12.1.2022 10:52 AM
Bikini Baristas Win Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Dress Code
Plus: Fiona Apple fights for court transparency, ACLU asks SCOTUS to consider boycott ban, and more...
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.25.2022 9:52 AM
Iran Tries To Coopt and Crush Feminists at the Same Time
After a month of tear gas and beatings and gunfire, Iranians may not be convinced to move on so easily.
Matthew Petti | 10.21.2022 12:20 PM
Richard V. Reeves: Why Are Men Failing at School, Work, and Life?
The Of Boys and Men author documents why the modern male is struggling and suggests solutions that don't come at women's expense.
Nick Gillespie | 10.19.2022 11:00 AM
Are Men Done? They Are Failing at School, Work, and Life.
Richard V. Reeves documents terrible trends and suggests solutions that don't come at the expense of women.
Nick Gillespie | 10.19.2022 10:30 AM
Iran's Hijab Protests Are Part of a Long, Slow Revolution
Plus: A bevy of bad economic indicators, Italy elects right-wing populist Giorgia Meloni, and more...
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.27.2022 9:30 AM
The Feminist Dystopia Don't Worry Darling Isn't a Big Idea Movie. It's a Dumb Idea Movie.
A wannabe prestige picture that works better as a pulpy mind-trip.
Peter Suderman | 9.23.2022 10:59 AM
Michael Shermer: 'Women Are Not Just Tits and Ass. There's More to It Than That, a Lot More.'
The best-selling author of Why People Believe Weird Things sees a fundamental clash between wokeness and scientific inquiry.
Nick Gillespie | 8.17.2022 4:00 PM
Michael Shermer: How Scientific American Got Woke
The science writer and journalist talks identity politics, wokeness, trans athletes, and why his goal is to find out what is true rather than to "be right."
Nick Gillespie | 8.16.2022 2:22 PM
Could the Gender Pay Gap Actually Be A Sign That Women Prioritize Socially Valuable Careers?
A recent report from The Wall Street Journal analyzes data from early-career college graduates, finding that a gender pay gap starts early.
Emma Camp | 8.10.2022 3:20 PM
How the Conservative Supreme Court Is Changing America
Leading libertarian legal scholar Randy Barnett talks about abortion, gun rights, and worrying trends at the highest court in the land.
Nick Gillespie | 7.3.2022 12:01 PM
Should Women Delete Their Period Tracker Apps in the Wake of Dobbs?
Grappling with surveillance implications of Roe being overturned
Liz Wolfe | 6.29.2022 9:45 AM
Destroying Islamic Fundamentalism With Books
Ideas Beyond Borders is bringing ideas about pluralism, civil liberties, and critical thinking to hotbeds of Islamic extremism.
Nick Gillespie | 5.31.2022 3:22 PM
Alex Garland's Provocative Men Asks: Are Men OK?
A surrealist nightmare of gender terror from one of Hollywood’s most distinctive directors.
Peter Suderman | 5.20.2022 8:00 AM
In Defense of Roe
The last 50 years have been marked by a remarkably stable social consensus balancing the rights of women and fetuses. Let's not throw that away.
Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor | 5.12.2022 2:19 PM
Is Abortion a Constitutional Right? Josh Blackman on Alito's Draft
The constitutional scholar on abortion, Sam Alito, and the future of federalism
Nick Gillespie | 5.9.2022 11:25 AM
Josh Blackman: Sam Alito, Roe v. Wade, and Libertarians
Does returning decisions about abortion to the states increase liberty or shrink it?
Nick Gillespie | 5.4.2022 5:45 PM
Minx Is a Witty Treatise on Early Feminism
The new comedy explores women's liberation, the world of publishing, and sex.
Glenn Garvin | 3.18.2022 3:00 PM
Laura Kipnis on Lockdowns, #MeToo, and Sexual Paranoia on Campus
The essayist and cultural critic talked about her new book Love in the Time of Contagion, at a live event in New York City.
Nick Gillespie | 3.12.2022 8:01 AM
Laura Kipnis: How COVID Supercharged the #MeToo Movement
The Love in the Time of Contagion author says sexual paranoia is on the rise.
Nick Gillespie | 3.9.2022 4:30 PM
The Revolt of the Canadian Truckers
In an age of elite scorn, government mandates, a rotten economy—and powerful, decentralized communication tools—common people are pushing back.
Nick Gillespie and Regan Taylor | 2.18.2022 12:05 PM
Sen. Josh Hawley Joins Chinese Communists in Fretting Over Manhood
Authoritarians see masculinity as so fragile that it needs to be reinforced by the state.
J.D. Tuccille | 11.3.2021 7:00 AM
The Last Duel Is More Than a Medieval #MeToo
Ridley Scott's jousting film is also a slyly subversive take on cultural perspectives.
Peter Suderman | 10.15.2021 9:53 AM
No Time To Die Gives Us a Not-Quite-Woke James Bond
Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007 is a reckoning with everything that made Bond who he is.
Peter Suderman | 10.8.2021 10:36 AM
How Afghanistan Became the First 'Feminist' War
Rafia Zakaria's controversial Against White Feminism challenges the status of icons like Simone de Beauvoir, Betty Friedan, and Eve Ensler.
Nick Gillespie | 10.6.2021 3:59 PM
The Gender Gap in Pandemic Job Losses Has Been Wildly Exaggerated
Jobs data casts doubt on the idea that the COVID-19 pandemic is uniquely setting women back.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.11.2021 2:30 PM
U.S. Fertility Rate Drops to Lowest Level Ever
Americans are freely choosing to have fewer children.
Ronald Bailey | 5.5.2021 3:25 PM
Joe Biden Wants To Close the 'Boyfriend Loophole.' Here's What That Means.
Plus: Ghost guns, the unintended consequences of criminalizing sex work, and more...
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.29.2021 9:52 AM
Will Feminists Please Stop Calling the Cops?
The women's liberation movement has gotten tied to mass incarceration. It needs to break free.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.27.2021 6:00 AM
Washington Wants To Be Able To Draft Your Daughters Into Military Service, in the Name of 'Equity'
Here's a better idea: Abolish the "Selective" Service.
Matt Welch | 3.18.2021 9:18 AM
Joe Biden Should Stop Bragging About the Violence Against Women Act
The Democratic nominee championed the law as a way to protect women. Instead, it hurt them.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.29.2020 10:00 AM
Kamala Night at the DNC: The Party Anoints Harris and Brags About Biden's Crime Bill
Plus: Court rules for Robert Kraft in massage parlor video case, Trump talks QAnon, and more...
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 8.20.2020 9:30 AM
Debra Soh: The End of Gender
A controversial new book aims to debunk "the myths about sex and identity in our society."
Nick Gillespie | 8.19.2020 6:36 PM
Boeing Exec Resigns Over 1987 Article Arguing Against Women in Combat
In woke corporate America, there's no statute of limitations on wrongthink.
Nick Gillespie | 7.15.2020 11:50 AM