Lewinsky: Feminists Failed Me
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 8th, 2014 9:37 pm by HL
Lewinsky: Feminists Failed Me
Nia-Malika Henderson, Washington Post
Monica’s Lewinsky’s essay in the new issue of Vanity Fair raises all sorts of questions. Why is she writing this now? What does she want? What’s her next move? And of course, what do her words mean for Hillary Clinton? Our colleague Ruth Marcus argues that Lewinsky has done the former secretary of state a solid by plainly stating that the affair was consensual, thus blunting Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) argument that Bill Clinton was a sexual predator.
‘Check Your Privilege’ Means ‘Shut Your Mouth’
R. Ponnuru, Bloomberg
We’ve all known forever that Princeton University is a place of many privileges. It has recently gotten a new one: Starting an argument from there, filled with conservative sentiments and anecdotes, is now a surefire way to command the attention of the Internet.