Judith Levine
Judith Levine is a journalist, commentator, and author of five books, most recently The Feminist and the Sex Offender: Confronting Sexual Harm, Ending State Violence, coauthored with Erica R. Meiners. She writes the Today in Fascism newsletter on Substack.
Campus Rape Rules Are About Punishment, Not Sex
Yes-means-yes will not encourage good sex. It will not discourage good sex. It is irrelevant to good sex.
The Passion of Ellen Willis
On the feminist essayist, journalist, and music critic who championed women’s liberation.
Same-Sex Marriage Is Not Sexual Liberation
Without sexual liberation, sexual oppression and sexual violence will continue.
Elder Consent: The New Sex Panic?
One report on purported elder abuse describes victims as dependent captives “in highly sexualized environments.”
Still Missing: Etan Patz—and Others
During the exhaustive search for Etan, black children were disappearing in Atlanta.
American Sniper: Patriotism Is Personal
Patriotism, as brilliant as the gold tridents pounded into a SEAL’s coffin lid, outshines all flaws.
Pat Lynch’s Deadly Machismo
In this drama of race and sexuality, the NYPD could learn something from Mayor de Blasio.
Feminism Can Handle the Truth
What the Rolling Stone “hoax” reveals about feminism and political correctness.