Sexual Assault
#MeToo Is Turning Into a Witch-Hunt
Taking down decent men on flimsy grounds like Freep editor will discredit it.
#MeToo + Trump-centric Partisanship = Smear Job
Why are we illustrating ambiguous social misunderstandings as unwanted boob-grabs?
The Detroit Free Press Eats its Own in the #MeToo Feeding Frenzy
It fired its top editor on flimsy grounds
Starting in 2018, Life in Prison for Oregon Sex Crimes
Locking people up in perpetuity "may satisfy our sense of moral outrage, but it does not make good policy," opponents warn.
Yale Held Transcript of Former Basketball Star in Title IX Lawsuit Hostage
Former student alleges the school screwed up its investigation.
Not Content Punishing its Own Students, RPI Goes After a Visitor
School fails to make Obama-era Title IX rules stick to the former boyfriend of a student.
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Markets Deliver Social Justice Better Than Government Does
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.
Harvey Weinstein Sued for Sex Trafficking by British Actress Kadian Noble
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.
Liberals Are Freaking Out About Net Neutrality Because They Don't Understand Capitalism: Podcast
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman and Matt Welch discuss sex scandals and net neutrality.
Teen Suing Two Cops for Rape Gets Hospital Visit From Nine Others on Force
The two NYPD officers admitted they had sex with the young woman in their custody but claim it was consensual.
Why You're All Wrong To Be Raging Against Lena Dunham
Indulge in the bloodsport, entrench the new cult of sexual assault accusation she helped create
What Charles Manson Teaches Us About Harvey Weinstein, Al Franken, and Tax Reform: Podcast
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.
Here's What Happens When You Accuse Michael Moynihan of Being in Denial About NAMBLA Because Maybe He's Gay
A Fifth Column shoutfest with former Daily Caller opinion editor Rob Mariani, who was recently bounced for publishing Milo Yiannopoulos
Sacramento Sex Scandal Offers Lessons About Hypocritical California Politics
Lawmakers want to meddle in everything you do, but they protect each other.
Liberals' Sudden Concern About Bill Clinton's Behavior Is Cynical
The dynamics that led to Democrats protecting him haven't changed.
Should We Draw a Line Between Louis C.K. and 'Low-Level Lechery'?: Podcast
Journalist Cathy Young talks frankly about sexual harassment in the workplace.
The Alabama GOP's Awful Responses to the Roy Moore Sexual Assault Allegations Are Dead-End Partisanship At Its Worst
Jeff Flake wonders: Is this what the Republican Party has become?
No Bail for Wisconsin Cop Nabbed for Sex Chat With Teen
Snapchat and Facebook exchanges with a 15-year-old have Wisconsin officer Basil O'Kimosh facing life in prison.
Harvey Weinstein's Downfall Marks the Rise of Sexual Equality
The Harvey Weinstein story is not just about the end of a career. It's about the end of an era.
Cops Claim Teen Consented to Sex in Their Custody, Point Prosecutors to Her 'Provocative' Selfies
Repeat after me, NYPD: Instagram is not consent.
Harvey Weinstein and the End of Open Secrets: Podcast
This week's show covers the Iran nuclear deal, threats to the First Amendment, the Harvey Weinstein scandal, and Trump's latest moves on health care.
Who's 'the Harvey Weinstein of' Sex Work? The Police
This week has a lot of people wondering "who's the Harvey Weinstein?" of their industry. For sex workers, the answer is all too often a local cop.
Cases Dropped Against California Cops Accused of Statutory Rape, Prostitution With Police Dispatcher's Daughter
Judge says Bay Area cops accused of sex crimes might not have known that Oakland teenager "Celeste Guap" was underage.
Vanessa Grigoriadis on the 'Blurred Lines' of Consensual Sex and Assault on Campus
Is rape culture out of control, or have we entered a new era of "sexual McCarthyism?"
Don't Cite The Hunting Ground in Defense of Harvey Weinstein
Sexual harassment is a real problem, but this activist documentary about rape on campus missed the mark.
U. of Colorado Says No Thanks to Betsy DeVos and Her Tougher Sexual Assault Investigation Standards
This whole miscarriage of justice on campus is overblown, one CU professor says.
Bad Science Behind Campus-Rape Guidance Echoes '80s Trauma Myths
The "neurobiology of trauma" on campus is based more on social-justice goals than science. We've been here before.
Questioning College Rape Epidemic Could Get You Fired
Resident assistants at Fordham University at Rose Hill want no part of a skeptical narrative.
Democrats Blame Trump for Disappearing Sexual-Assault Report…That Was Archived by Obama Administration
The report's removal from the White House website was totally standard operating procedure.
A Campus Sexual Assault Proceeding Gets Political and a Student Sues
A lawsuit alleges a university president intervenes on behalf of the daughter of a wealthy donor.
Sexual Consent in Seattle Must Involve Element of 'Leisure,' Claims Top Cop
What Korean sex workers "were doing could not be called consensual because they were being paid," Val Richey tells The Seattle Times.
Accused Student Says He Was Told to 'Stay Quiet' About His Own Lack of Consent
Denied a hearing and suspended, the recent Rollins College graduate is now suing.
Discredited, the Legend of Mattress Girl Just Won't Go Away
Despite a settlement essentially exonerating him, Paul Nungesser is still a rapist in a media narrative.
Colorado State Pueblo Settles With Student It Falsely Accused of Rape
Grant Neal's girlfriend told school administrators repeatedly that he didn't rape her. They expelled him anyway.
UPDATED: Betsy DeVos Isn't "Enabling Rape Deniers" by Pushing for Due Process on College Campuses
As Columbia University settles a case with a student found innocent of sexual assault, the Secretary of Education is rolling back a bad Obama-era policy.
Damning New Report Shows How Oakland Cops Covered Up Their Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Making matters worse, the report concludes, was "the tone at the top."
Trump Officials Promise Changes to College Sex- and Speech-Policing Agency
Citing a backlog of complaints, the Title IX enforcement office pledges to prioritize case resolution over fishing expeditions.
Getting to the Truth of the Link Between Porn and Rape
Studies showing an ostensible link between watching porn and committing rape are full of flaws.
When Cops Lie
After being falsely labeled a sexual predator, a man gets justice. But why is the officer still working?
Student Agreed to Orgy, But Later Called It Sexual Assault, Lawsuit Claims
Judge says that University of California, Santa Barbara, may have denied accused male student due process
We All Scream for the Ice Cream Man's Head
The idea that ice cream men cruise around looking for victims is simply an urban myth.
Is Offering a "Pill Cosby" Cocktail an Artifact of "Rape Culture" or a Critique of it?
Washington, D.C. bar pulls drink named for TV star after "highly predictable outcry."
Colleges Think Women Having Sex Is Dangerous. This Feminist Says They're Wrong.
Northwestern University's Laura Kipnis on feminism, witch trials, and sexual paranoia at American universities.
New College Crime Bill Deputizes Professors as Campus Security, Further Federalizes Campus Rape Investigations, and Adds Huge Fines for Schools That Don't Comply
The bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act could cost colleges millions for failure to follow complex and costly new sexual-misconduct policies.
