Cathy Reisenwitz

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Cathy Reisenwitz is a Young Voices Associate and a D.C.-based writer and political commentator. She is Editor-in-Chief of Sex and the State and her writing has appeared in Forbes, the Chicago Tribune, Reason magazine, Talking Points Memo, the Washington Examiner and the Daily Caller. She has spoken on topics of economic freedom, Bitcoin and feminism at Tea Party conferences, CryptoCurrency Conference, ISFLC, the Heritage Foundation and various other events. She has also appeared on Al Jazeera America.

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Social Issues1

Little Girls Don’t Need the State to Protect Them from Photoshop

By Cathy Reisenwitz on April 25, 2014

Well, give Miss Representation credit. The inescapable “It’s for the children!” is right there in their petition’s name: Join Our Family... Read more →

Social Issues1

Male Victims Reveal Rape Culture’s Most Insidious Harm

By Cathy Reisenwitz on March 31, 2014

Recently in TIME, writer Caroline Kitchens dismissed concerns over so-called rape culture “hysteria.” She asserts, “Though rape is certainly... Read more →

State Politics

Another Democratic Failure at Curbing Gun Violence: Mandatory Prison Terms For Illegal Firearms

By Cathy Reisenwitz on January 6, 2014

Just when we were, as a nation, beginning to realize that putting people in prison for non-violent offenses was a bad idea, an Illinois state... Read more →

Politics3

Girl, Stop Letting Democrat and GOP Screw You. Give Libertarian a Chance

By Cathy Reisenwitz on December 2, 2013

Girl, when it comes to sex, we have really been getting screwed lately, am I right? We were promised free birth control, only to find out it came... Read more →

Women's Issues40

Sociology Professor at Occidental College Gets Super Close to Right on Feminism

By Cathy Reisenwitz on October 15, 2013

This is a guest post from formerly regular TOL Contributor Cathy Reisenwitz. You can check out the original post and more of her great work at... Read more →