Authenticity and Truth in the #MeToo Era
You'll never know for sure what's in someone else's heart. But forgiveness can be as much about what we owe ourselves as what someone else deserves.
You'll never know for sure what's in someone else's heart. But forgiveness can be as much about what we owe ourselves as what someone else deserves.
While the Supreme Court nominee's anger and frustration last week were understandable, his tactics were troubling.
Plus: more transparency among California cops and less transparency among Instagram "influencers."
The Supreme Court nominee's teenaged tippling was typical, although the law pretends otherwise.
Temperamental centrism and case-by-case decision-making, on Brett Kavanaugh and other issues, irritates nearly everyone-and is necessary.
If you want to show your support for the accused or the accuser, stay away from these.
Sen. Lindsey Graham had the quote of the day: "I think I know what happened."
An index of recurring topics
We didn't get another Anita Hill hearing. Let's consider that a small silver lining.
Plus: Is postmodernism bad?
The allegations were released on Twitter this morning by lawyer Michael Avenatti, who is asking for an FBI investigation.
Two high-profile crimes committed in Anchorage highlight a seemingly unequal criminal justice system.
Reason's editors discuss the latest Brett Kavanaugh revelations, Rod Rosentein's fate, and how to recover basic norms of political discourse.
He is not yet in custody and is believed to be in Taiwan.
It might clear him without subjecting her to an inquistion
Reason's editors debate whether a single-source allegation from 35 years ago should be enough to derail a Supreme Court pick.
The Obama-era rules had a disparate impact on minority men
A judge sides with a Brown University student who says the Title IX process was unfair and discriminatory.
Matt Welch talks with sportswriter Jeff Pearlman about his new book, Football for a Buck
An actress who helped take down Harvey Weinstein paid $380,000 to keep a young man quiet about their encounter.
Accusations against author Junot Diaz are pouring in, but not all allegations are equal.
Andrea Pino's gruesome campus rape report jump-started national reforms, but even other activists are asking questions.
Good intentions may backfire on campus.
A Title IX case involving a black male athlete and a white female accuser raises serious due process concerns.
Star Trek actor is a victim of #MeToo overreach.
The anti-Weinstein crusader apparently had some problems of his own.
Journalist Cathy Young faces off against sociologist Michael Kimmel-with opening standup from comedian Dave Smith.
A large new study out of the U.K. proves it.
Ashleigh Banfield's fight with babe reporter Katie Way is the latest manifestation of an interesting generational divide.
Matt Welch talks with Slate Capitol Hill reporter Jim Newell, as well as Michael Shermer and Erin Gloria Ryan, on SiriusXM Insight at 2 pm ET
Sloppy seduction or sexual assault? If those are your terms, you're already missing the point.
Taking down decent men on flimsy grounds like Freep editor will discredit it.
Why are we illustrating ambiguous social misunderstandings as unwanted boob-grabs?
It fired its top editor on flimsy grounds
Locking people up in perpetuity "may satisfy our sense of moral outrage, but it does not make good policy," opponents warn.
Former student alleges the school screwed up its investigation.
School fails to make Obama-era Title IX rules stick to the former boyfriend of a student.
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Elizabeth Nolan Brown argues in The New York Times that we can thank "feminism, but also free markets" for the ongoing purge of predatory men.
Weinstein Company staff aided in the trafficking by arranging auditions for young female actors "using the code FOH"-for "Friend of Harvey"-the suit states.
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman and Matt Welch discuss sex scandals and net neutrality.
The two NYPD officers admitted they had sex with the young woman in their custody but claim it was consensual.
Indulge in the bloodsport, entrench the new cult of sexual assault accusation she helped create
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman and Matt Welch discuss what's wrong with the GOP tax bill, Roy Moore, Al Franken, and Aquaman.
A Fifth Column shoutfest with former Daily Caller opinion editor Rob Mariani, who was recently bounced for publishing Milo Yiannopoulos