The Editorial Board of The Washington Post writes: “The impact of this landmark law, as Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said last week in urging its passage, has been ‘remarkable,’ with the annual incidence of d…
It’s hard to tell what’s more offensive. The haute couture style of the cover photo, which presents the blindfolding of a woman as elegant and refined. Or the accompanying article, which uses the popularity of the book “Fifty Shades of Gray” — which Katie Roiphe describes as the “skinny-vanilla-latte version of sadomasochism” — to speculate that women are not comfortable with power and might even find it boring.
Janice Raymond writes for The Guardian: “Those working against the commercial sexual exploitation of women and children know that ‘tolerance zones’ in countries that have legalized prostitution — which is actually legalization of brothels and pimping –…
Adam Liptak reports for The New York Times: “The Supreme Court on Monday ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that officials may strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor, before admitting them to jails even if the officials have no reason to suspect…
Laura Bassett writes on Huffington Post: “As part of her floor speech pushing to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on Wednesday, Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) told the story of her own history of being sexually assaulted during her childhood a…
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