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Rachel Lu is an adjunct professor of philosophy at the University of St. Thomas and a contributor to The Federalist.

February 8, 2019|Amy Sherman-Palladino, comedy, femininity, Feminism, friendship, motherhood

Mrs. Maisel‘s Mixed Messages

by Rachel Lu|5 Comments

Rachel Brosnahan as Midge Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon Studios).
Even under ludicrously ideal life circumstances, can the alluring lady comic unfold the gift without transposing her personality into a masculine key?

November 26, 2018|Mona Charen, Second Wave feminism, Sex Matters

The Aspirations of Women

by Rachel Lu|1 Comment

Mona Charen helps us ponder to what extent sexual libertinism is separable from other parts of the feminist agenda.

July 27, 2018|

Sexual Harassment Law: Rachel Lu’s Response

by Rachel Lu|5 Comments

In response to: Desire or Dominance?: Sexual Harassment’s Legal Maze

There’s a way forward if we can separate isolated cases of improperly expressed attraction from cases bound up in broader prejudicial attitudes to women.

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Social Mores Have Changed; Biology Hasn’t

by Suzanne Lucas

In the legal wild west that is Title VII, egregious acts can go unpunished even as someone else gets in trouble over a chance remark in an elevator.

Unlawful Discrimination Is Supposed to Be about Group-Based Animus

by Mark Pulliam

How did Title VII’s ban on discrimination become the basis for regulating sexual innuendo, lewd comments, and other risqué conduct in the workplace?

Beware the Backlash

by Cathy Young

If #MeToo encounters a society-wide backlash, its positive effect may wear off.

July 2, 2018|

Desire or Dominance?: Sexual Harassment’s Legal Maze

by Rachel Lu|2 Comments

The discrimination approach doesn’t give us adequate tools for managing real differences between the sexes.

Responses

Social Mores Have Changed; Biology Hasn’t

by Suzanne Lucas

In the legal wild west that is Title VII, egregious acts can go unpunished even as someone else gets in trouble over a chance remark in an elevator.

Unlawful Discrimination Is Supposed to Be about Group-Based Animus

by Mark Pulliam

How did Title VII’s ban on discrimination become the basis for regulating sexual innuendo, lewd comments, and other risqué conduct in the workplace?

Beware the Backlash

by Cathy Young

If #MeToo encounters a society-wide backlash, its positive effect may wear off.

Sexual Harassment Law: Rachel Lu’s Response

by Rachel Lu

There’s a way forward if we can separate isolated cases of improperly expressed attraction from cases bound up in broader prejudicial attitudes to women.

Book Reviews

A Compelling and Compassionate Book about Epilepsy

by Theodore Dalrymple

Our knowledge of the human brain is limited, but neuroscientist Suzanne O’Sullivan’s observation of her patients yields astute insights.

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Andrew Roberts Takes the Measure of the “Populist” Aristocrat, Churchill

by Joao Carlos Espada

Yes, there is something new to be learned about Winston Churchill, and it's in the new 1,105-page biography by Andrew Roberts.

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Liberty Classics

Paul Heyne and the Trouble with Economists

by Nikolai G. Wenzel

Economics is often a morality-free zone, and Paul Heyne shows why this is a mistake.

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Bringing Natural Law to the Nations

by Samuel Gregg

If sovereign states ordered their domestic affairs in accordance with principles of natural law, the international sphere would benefit greatly.

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Podcasts

Born-Again Paganism: A Conversation with Steven Smith

A discussion with Steven D. Smith

Steven Smith talks with Richard Reinsch about his provocative thesis that a modern form of paganism is becoming public orthodoxy.

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"Slouching Towards Mar-a-Lago:" A Conversation with Andrew Bacevich

A discussion with Andrew J. Bacevich

Andrew Bacevich discusses his new book Twilight of the American Century

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Bureaucracy, Regulation, and the Unmanly Contempt for the Constitution

A discussion with John Marini

John Marini unmasks the century-long effort to undermine the Constitution's distribution of power.

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Beautiful Losers in American Politics: A Conversation with Nicole Mellow

A discussion with Nicole Mellow

Nicole Mellow on the beautiful losers in American politics who have redefined the country.

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