Category: sexual assault

On Franken and “Fairness”

By djw

On November 18, 2017

My initial gut response to the Franken story was to want him gone ASAP, and I still lean that way, but this seemed like a good question to adopt a “shut up and listen to women” approach, so that’s what I’m doing. (And, of course, I’m aware that turning this moment of reckoning into a […]

sexual assault

He’s gotta have it

By Shakezula

On November 27, 2015

I read with interest Mr. Spike Lee’s recent suggestion for curbing sexual assault on campus: “I think a sex strike could really work on college campuses where there’s an abundance of sexual

gender politics , sexual assault , wingnuttery

"Theft of Services?"

By Scott Lemieux

On October 16, 2007

Because we didn’t do any political posts yesterday, so I didn’t get a chance to blog about the judge who seems to imply that once you’ve arranged to have sex for money consent can ne

Hear No Evil, Know No Evil

By admin

In criminal justice , sexual assault , use your words

On June 21, 2007

I saw “Inherit the Wind” last night. There’s a scene during the trial in which the judge bans virtually all of the defense’s witnesses on the grounds that they — scientists and experts on evolution — are irrelevant. I couldn’t help but think of that scene reading Dahlia Lithwick’s most recent article today. Lithwick reports […]

prosecutorial abuse , selective libertarianism , sexual assault

Selective Outrage

By Scott Lemieux

On April 16, 2007

To follow up on Matt and Atrios, Radley Balko asks his readers if they’ve heard of James Giles. Giles, like the three men in the Duke rape case, was falsely accused of rape. Unlike the Duke men,

sexual assault , wingnuttery

Strange Empirical Alliances

By Scott Lemieux

On April 8, 2007

Reacting to Phyllis Schlafly’s latest support of a husband’s right to rape his wife (another example here), the Happy Feminist makes an excellent point: Schlafly has essentially the same c