Cathy Reisenwitz

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Cathy Reisenwitz is a D.C.-based writer and political commentator. She runs Sex and the State and writes regularly for Doublethink magazine as well as Thoughts on Liberty. When not fighting the state, she reads girl blogs, tech blogs, politics blogs and career blogs. She loves non-fiction books (currently on a positive psychology kick). And she spends a good chunk of time at Gold’s Gym.

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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 →

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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 →

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Fusionism Taints Free-Market Ideas with the Stench of Social Conservatism

By Cathy Reisenwitz on September 25, 2013

There has been some back and forth on Thoughts on Liberty and on Cato Unbound about whether fusionism, or the alliance between conservatives and... Read more →

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Coercion, Persuasion, and Shaming: A Follow Up

By Cathy Reisenwitz on September 19, 2013

I’d like to clarify some points from my last post, Shaming Others is Unjustifiable Coercion. To address the best criticisms, I turn to my good... Read more →

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Shaming Others is Unjustifiable Coercion

By Cathy Reisenwitz on September 11, 2013

There are lots of ways to attempt to control other people’s behavior. You can look at all attempts as existing on a scale from friendly persuasion... Read more →