'The State Has Been One of the Largest Perpetrators of Gender Inequality and Violence': Podcast
Meet Feminists for Liberty's Kat Murti, who wants to make libertarianism the default setting for women, people of color, and Millennials.
Feminism
The Gen X vs. Millennials War Over #MeToo
Ashleigh Banfield's fight with babe reporter Katie Way is the latest manifestation of an interesting generational divide.
Aziz Ansari and the Limits of 'He Should Know Better'
Sloppy seduction or sexual assault? If those are your terms, you're already missing the point.
The Phony Feminism of Kamala Harris
Harris only cares about other women's rights when those rights don't conflict with her career ambitions.
What Feminists—and Islamists—Don't Get About Burqas: Podcast
Rafia Zakaria talks about veils, Islamic politics, and feminism.
#MeToo Is Turning Into a Witch-Hunt
Taking down decent men on flimsy grounds like Freep editor will discredit it.
The Detroit Free Press Eats its Own in the #MeToo Feeding Frenzy
It fired its top editor on flimsy grounds
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.
French President Vows Crackdown on 'Verbal Violence' Against Women
And he wants to censor online porn, too.
North America's First 'Burqa Ban' Passed by Quebec Liberals in Name of 'Religious Neutrality'
Echoing "burqa ban" policies passed across Europe, the ban would apply to anyone using public transportation or other public services.
Do Abortion Rules Violate Satanists' Religious Freedom? Missouri Supreme Court to Decide
The rules' purpose is to "indoctrinate pregnant women into the belief held by some...Christians that a separate and unique human being begins at conception" said appeals court.
Libertarian History/Philosophy
Smith Students Get Lecture on Libertarian Connection to 'Traditional Bigotry'
What? Libertarianism is an intellectual and political tradition with roots in radical equality movements.
My Alma Mater American University Cancelled My Title IX 'Hate Speech' Panel
The American Association of University Women at AU celebrated when a talk about feminism, Title IX, and sex on campus got canceled.
What Hugh Hefner's Daughter Told Reason About Feminism and Pornography
From the Reason archives
Feminist Group Loses Fight to Declare Yik Yak App a Civil-Rights Violation
Court rejects Title IX complaint against University of Mary Washington over failure to ban the social-media platform from its campus
Feminist Porn Isn't Free
A new porn platform for women claims to promote ethical, feminist smut while pirating clips and stealing from sex workers.
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.
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.
Men as Likely To Be Harassed Online as Women
New study says men are more concerned about free speech and for women it's safety concerning the internet.
What Do 'Women in Liberty' Want?
Does biology dictate that ladies love the state? Hell no, say these panelists at the annual Free State Project festival.
Michael Lewis: The Supreme Court Has Harmed the Culture of Free Speech by Deciding Too Much Stuff
Starting with Roe v. Wade, the bestselling author argues in Commentary, the high court has removed too many topics from legislative debate.
Jennifer Lawrence, Libertarian Feminist?
The star was spotted wearing a "We Should All Be Feminists" T-shirt and carrying a book with Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises on it.
Sexploitative Feminism: Hot Girls Wanted and How Not to Apologize for Mistreating Porn Stars
"Hot Girls Wanted" producers purport to care about sex workers' well-being but mock their privacy concerns.
The State Wanted to Treat Her Like a 'Handmaid.' She Fought Back
Tamara Loertscher gave birth to a healthy baby boy in 2015. Then she challenged the Wisconsin law that nearly kept them apart.
Why Is Everyone So Willing to Believe 'Fake News' About Sex Trafficking?
"It's like we lack enough empathy to understand the choices of others, and therefore deprive them of agency."
Bill O'Reilly Lost to the Feminists He Despises
No one is too big to fail in a properly functioning market
Advertisers Boycotting Bill O'Reilly Due to Feminist Pressure Are Doing the Right Thing for the Wrong Reason
The serial sexual harasser needs to get his comeuppance but...
The Giving Tree: Bad Book or Worst Book?
Vandals in California are chopping up trees in imitation of the most-blatantly misogynistic book in all kids' lit in imitation of Shel Silverstein's classic.
Yes, Porn Is Kinkier Than It Used to Be. It's Also More Feminist, Varied, and Inclusive
There may be "more rough sex" in today's pornography, but that's because the porn market is more diverse overall.
Feminism Needs to Take a Day Off
The upcoming Day Without A Woman is a Western feminist conceit.
Feminism Needs Firearms, Say 'Armed and Fabulous' Women of CPAC
"I should be able to save my own life anywhere, anytime."
Was Trump's Inaugural Weekend the Worst Ever, Did the Women's March Succeed, and Is School Choice Unstoppable? [Reason Podcast]
Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Robby Soave debate and discuss one of the wildest weekends in Washington's history.
What We Saw at Women's March on Washington
500,000 people turned out because they see Donald Trump as a threat to social progress.
How You Respond To Ashley Judd Probably Indicates How You Feel about the Women's March and Donald Trump
Is there room for a politics that embraces abortion rights, economic rights, civil liberties, free trade, and immigration? Yes, now more than ever.
Women's March Waffles on Sex-Worker Rights, Disinvites Women Who Oppose Abortion
The Women's March claims to be for anyone "who believes women's rights are human rights." And yet...
The Pointless Women's March Against Trump
Feminist windbags will take the air out of the anti-Trump movement.
Swedish Union Sets Up 'Mansplaining' Hotline
Workers could call in to receive advice from a cadre of gender experts and feminist politicians.
Against Shaming 'White Women' and 'Female Misogynists' for 2016 Election Results
Who, exactly, are these impassioned social-media screeds supposed to sway?
The 2016 Election As Told By Victorian Political Memes
Swap "social justice warriors" for "suffragettes" and these early 20th-century memes could be clogging up a Twitter timeline near you.
Hillary Clinton's Victory Will be a Hollow One for Feminism
She is a too flawed to do the movement any favors
Alaska's 'Panty Peeler' Beer Under Fire for Promoting 'Rape Culture'
If anything, Panty Peeler is a beer implicitly marketed to women-not men looking to take advantage of them.
Non-Religious Fundamentalists
Secular and socially-liberal Americans are blasting the French burkini bans. Yet when it comes to spreading "tolerance" here, will we get the message?
Radical Feminists Take Their Rejection of Trans Women to Federal Court with Lawsuit
What happens when we give the government authority to decide what gender means.
