The Concept of Self-Ownership Begins At Home by Avens O’Brien Is there a Libertarian parenting style? Does non-aggression begin in the home? People ask me all the time, as a second generation libertarian, what that must be like. People who are raising their own second generation libertarians ask me how my parents dealt with certain…
by Phillip Stucky Utah Latino activist Tony Yapias was officially charged with rape last Monday for allegedly assaulting an unnamed woman who tried to end their long-term relationship. Yapias made a name for himself by protesting a rally for Republican nominee Donald Trump in March. Yapias criticized Trump for saying that a lot of illegal…
by Blake Neff A professor at Ithaca College in New York says she no longer teaches about sexual assault during an otherwise-relevant course because too many students were triggered by it. Rebecca Plante is a professor in the school’s sociology department, and teaches a class titled Sociology of Sexualities. Sexual violence seems like it would…
by Amber Loveshe A 19-year old Canadian woman testifying against the man who allegedly raped her at a house party in 2014 was asked by the presiding judge, “Why couldn’t you just keep your knees together?” before he ruled her perpetrator not guilty, according to Eyewitness News 3. Canadian Federal Court Judge Robin Camp went…
HBO Ponders Decision on Whether to Cave to Feminists by Josh Guckert During a recent meeting at the Television Critics Association, critics asked HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys about the station’s use of gendered violence in its shows. The questions were largely based on the smash-hit Game of Thrones, which is often accused of sexism….
Samantha Bee, the host of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, was surprised to learn that Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) supported Senator Kristen Gillibrand’s (D-NY) bill to reform how the military dealt with sexual assault. Senator Gillibrand has tried to get the Military Justice Improvement Act passed for the past three years. The bill would transition the responsibility of…
By Jacob Bojesson A 14-year-old girl who was gang raped received 2,645 pounds of wheat after the case was settled in a tribal agreement. The girl’s brother first reported the case to police March 21 and the main suspect was detained, the Times of India reports. The victim’s father was forced to take the case…
Blake Neff Former Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz, better known as “Mattress Girl,” has reemerged after a few months out of the spotlight. This time, she’s brought a robot with her. Sulkowicz first grabbed national headlines in the fall of 2014, when she began carrying a mattress around campus as part of a senior…
Blake Neff Presidential candidate former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s campaign has expanded its team by bringing on a writer whose has previously written that those accused of sexual assault should automatically be treated as guilty, regardless of the actual evidence brought against them. Late Thursday, news emerged Clinton’s presidential campaign hired writer and political…
Ever since he appeared on the national stage decades ago, a dozen women have accused Bill Clinton of everything inappropriate innuendos, sexual assault, rape, groping, all the way to harassment and characters assassination. Regardless, rape-hoaxer Lena Dunham has stood by her support of making Bill Clinton America’s first First Gentleman and Hillary Clinton, the next president. If Dunahm’s standards on the victimizing women are this…