Cathy Young

Cathy Young is a contributing editor at Reason magazine.

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Only a Woman Could Slow Donald Trump

In some ways, her gender gave her an advantage

By Cathy Young

Polygamy Is Not Next

The logic of same-sex marriage does not inevitably lead to multi-partner marriage

By Cathy Young

The Most Radical $10 Bill Candidate: Ayn Rand

The libertarian philosopher worshipped the dollar sign as the supreme symbol of free enterprise and market value

By Cathy Young

Don't Root for the Game of Thrones White Walkers Just Yet

Despite the grim realities of Westeros, there's still enough goodness to have hope for humanity

By Cathy Young

The Problem With the Backlash to the Game of Thrones Rape Scene

Awareness should not turn into obsessive hyper-vigilance

By Cathy Young

Putin's Russia Has To Deal With the Legacy of World War II

The Soviet Union’s Victory Day, May 9, was the one Soviet holiday that belonged to everyone

By Cathy Young

Comics Like Batgirl Shouldn't Require a 'Good Feminist' Seal of Approval

The answer is to spend less energy on policing and more on creating. More women, fewer litmus tests.

By Cathy Young

A Better Feminism for 2015

Half of successful advocacy is knowing to pick one’s battles

By Cathy Young

It's Women Who Suffer When We Don't Ask Questions

Perhaps the lessons of the UVA story will help us balance our support for victims with the presumption of innocence.

By Cathy Young

How to Turn a Cool Moment Into a #ShirtStorm

Sadly, the brouhaha over Dr. Taylor’s shirt overshadowed not only his accomplishments but those of his female teammates

By Cathy Young

Online Harassment Affects Men Too

According to a Pew study, men are also largely affected by cyber harassment—and to make it sound like a women-only problem is bad for women

By Cathy Young

Halle Berry's Child-Support Fight: Female Breadwinners Can't Have It Both Ways

We need to shed the notion that providing for one’s family is an essential part of masculinity

By Cathy Young

Sorry, Emma Watson, but HeForShe Is Rotten for Men

Until feminism recognizes discrimination against men, the movement for gender equality will be incomplete.

By Cathy Young

The CDC's Rape Numbers Are Misleading

Men reported being “made to penetrate” at virtually the same rates as women reported rape

By Cathy Young

Campus Rape: The Problem With 'Yes Means Yes'

Having the government dictate how people should behave in sexual encounters is a terrible idea

By Cathy Young

Stop Fem-Splaining: What 'Women Against Feminism' Gets Right

The charge that feminism stereotypes men as predators while reducing women to helpless victims certainly doesn’t apply to all feminists — but it’s a reasonably fair description of a large, influential, highly visible segment of modern feminism

By Cathy Young

The Surprising Truth About Women and Violence

Traditional stereotypes have led to double standards that often cause women’s violence—especially against men—to be trivialized.

By Cathy Young

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Skewed White House Crusade on Sexual Assault

What's missing is virtually any recognition of the need for fairness to the accused.

By Cathy Young

The Problem With the New Isolationism

Power, like nature, abhors a vacuum.

By Cathy Young

We Don't Owe Russia More 'Respect'

Contrary to what some believe, we did not "humiliate" Russia after Communism. In fact, America did quite the opposite.

By Cathy Young
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