What’s on our minds this July and early August? Declaring independence from Republicans and Democrats, the 2020 election, what criminal justice reform means for women girls, making gov-issued identification gender neutral, “unschooling,” fighting back against police profiling, the cruelty of current immigration policy, how Tulsi Gabbard is kind of a badass, how silly it is to call capitalism incompatible with feminism, Cyntoia Brown’s release (hell yeah) and Chelsea Manning’s continued imprisonment (grrrr), the amazing U.S. Women’s Soccer team, bad tech laws, free speech as a feminist issue, #MAGA Socialism (aka “national conservatism”), sex worker rights activism in D.C. and New York, how to make libertarianism more welcoming, all the great panels and events coming up this fall, and more…
must …
listen:
An excellent podcast by @feministliberty's @KatMurti that refutes the stereotype that #libertarianism is only for rich white men. She also discusses anti-statism, individualism, the war on drugs and how feminism + libertarianism intersect 💛https://t.co/WlSy3IEdQt via @reason
— myah (@pharmaqt) June 29, 2019
If you want to hear me discuss the ideology of National Conservatism with @sladesr and @cobrown, have I got a link for you: https://t.co/nHyu1bagDo
— Aaron Ross Powell (@ARossP) August 3, 2019
read:
I am beyond excited to write the lead essay in this month's #CatoUnbound conversation on #unschooling. Even better, I will be joined in the discussion by @DeAngelisCorey, @flowidealism and @DrKevinCK
— Kerry McDonald (@kerry_edu) July 8, 2019
https://t.co/0pkVmWrixZ via @CatoUnbound @CatoInstitute
watch:
Molly Davis of the Libertas Institute & Young Voices talks about Kamala Harris’ criminal justice record:
.@CathyReisenwitz outlines the dangers of bulking together voluntary sex workers and human trafficking victims pic.twitter.com/BsP68e7slN
— AM2DM by BuzzFeed News (@AM2DM) July 31, 2019
thread(s):
Thread. 👇👇👇👇 Why the Nordic Model harms Sex Workers. #decrimforsaftey #nordicmodeljailswomen https://t.co/VebBMm8GKy
— 🔞🅱🆄🆃🆃🅴🆁 '🅽 🅲🅾🅵🅵🅴🅴 (not that one!) (@Butterncoffee1) August 7, 2019
The WHOLE thread: how “anti trafficking” orgs don’t produce reliable data oh and they also don’t really help anyone who may actually be trafficked. https://t.co/iU7sHWjq7d
— Mistress Matisse (@mistressmatisse) July 11, 2019
save the date:
September 9:
[EVENT] Author @ProfEmilyOster and @IWF's @JGunlock discuss how to make parenting decisions in the face of an alarmist parenting culture.
— IWF (@IWF) August 2, 2019
Moderated by @chellivia, @CatoInstitute
🗓️ September 9
📍 Washington, DC
⤵️ Register to attendhttps://t.co/241tlApVIp
September 10:
We're excited to welcome @kmanguward, editor-in-chief of @reason, for #IdeasAtWork on September 10! You won't want to miss this LIVE online discussion about political journalism today, social media, threats to the free press, and more.
— Center for the Study of Liberty (@Study_Liberty) August 6, 2019
Sign up: https://t.co/DrsfCWgpo0 pic.twitter.com/Rwgcp9uoEU
September 16:
One criticism of capitalism that one often hears is the idea that capitalism harms women. Consider attending the debate we're holding on that important topic on September 16th: https://t.co/RUXCABRmrS #WomenDebateMarkets @CatoEvents
— Chelsea Olivia Follett (@chellivia) July 23, 2019
October 25-27th:
Announcing the 2019 #LOLAleadership retreat!
— Ladies of Liberty (@ladiesofliberty) July 1, 2019
Apply today… https://t.co/pSALPM5hcb #IamLOLA pic.twitter.com/AP61YdE5Kp
More Libertarian Feminist News & Commentary
- Rep. Justin Amash is declaring independence from the Republicans and the Democrats. Lucy Steigerwald profiles Amash here …
"Most Americans have rather libertarian tendencies or classical liberal tendencies — the spirit of this country is very much libertarian or classical liberal" @justinamash tells @voxdotcom https://t.co/PmECNZtnVz
— Feminists for Liberty (@FeministLiberty) July 3, 2019
Usually, I tell good men to quit politics. This one, I hope sticks around. @justinamash please find a path forward outside this horrid duopoly! "Our politics is in a partisan death spiral. That’s why I’m leaving the GOP." https://t.co/lNDvL0K4rg
— shikha sood dalmia (@shikhadalmia) July 5, 2019
- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is wrong about a lot of things, but we’re loving seeing her speak out about ending Forever War in the U.S. and slamming fellow candidate Sen. Kamala Harris for the former prosecutor’s excessively tough-on-crime record and rhetoric…
Kamala’s entire campaign is based on a lie — that as AG of California, she was a fighter for the oppressed and for criminal justice reform. But her criminal justice record shows that her policies exemplified the worst aspects of our criminal justice system. pic.twitter.com/VlIe4ZXKIC
— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) August 6, 2019
Tulsi was right about her being proud of her record. She’s not even slightly bothered by it. https://t.co/QDw9HFwGeq
— Reseth (@ResethO) August 2, 2019
I wrote for @SpectatorUSA about how Kamala Harris doesn’t actually support prostitution decriminalization, she supports the “Nordic Model” of sex work (aka “End Demand”) https://t.co/DrfoH34h7h
— Elizabeth Nolan Brown (@ENBrown) August 7, 2019
What’s wrong w/this model? Here’s a good place to start: https://t.co/oMg5OEj0Ws
Tulsi Gabbard looking at high-fiving all these warmongers & dirty cops like 😒😗🙅🏻♀️ https://t.co/9MkEmEMoye
— Feminists for Liberty (@FeministLiberty) July 3, 2019
If you're interested in a deeper dive into Harris's record as a prosecutor, I highly recommend @ENBrown's great feature for the great @reason magazine:https://t.co/ike6c6Ccpn
— Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) August 1, 2019
(Full disclosure: my great spouse, @petersuderman, works there)
- More Democratic Debate and presidential candidate chatter:
“Open borders is a right wing talking point. No one is saying that.” — @JulianCastro at #DemDebate
— Kat Murti (@KatMurti) August 1, 2019
Libertarians: pic.twitter.com/WDG6Za8JQw
It’s a little silly they can argue about abortion for this long with nobody saying the word “abortion."
— Julian Sanchez (@normative) August 1, 2019
Kamala Harris explicitly fought for the death penalty when she was AG of California https://t.co/K0I38kxYER pic.twitter.com/TMawN8uG9L
— Elizabeth Nolan Brown (@ENBrown) August 1, 2019
When politicians like Biden say "get in line" remind them that there is no line https://t.co/2CgT13DJ7B
— Katherine Mangu-Ward (@kmanguward) August 1, 2019
If you're curious about who this Marianne Williamson person is and what currents of American society produced her, here's a 4300-word profile I wrote earlier this month. https://t.co/T1Sd71lP7k
— Jesse Walker (@notjessewalker) July 31, 2019
And here's video of me asking Tulsi Gabbard if Walmart should stop selling firearms. She told me, "That's up to Walmart." pic.twitter.com/wc8raETXWZ
— Francesca Chambers (@fran_chambers) August 10, 2019
- Chelsea Manning is still being detained:
116 DAYS IN JAIL & $11,000 IN FINES for @xychelsea (July 7 2019) 😟
— Chelsea Manning (@SaveManning) July 7, 2019
Read Chelsea's letter to Judge Anthony Trenga, which explains a bit about the history of grand juries & why she cannot, in good conscience, participate: https://t.co/kpktJ2Kijo pic.twitter.com/2svy68LSEr
**Judge Anthony Trenga has denied Chelsea's Motion to Reconsider & ruled that she be incarcerated for another 400 days & be fined $441,000 when she is released. https://t.co/Zwf9wyzzTk pic.twitter.com/aTFuelO6uB
— Chelsea E. Manning (@xychelsea) August 7, 2019
OMG there’s tank tops now 🤯 all proceeds benefit @xychelsea’s legal funds! https://t.co/lsFQEQy7SN
— Kelly Wright (@anarchakelly) July 18, 2019
- Free speech is a feminist issue. If you don’t know what Section 230 is – and why it’s under attack (alas) — read up:
Great new piece by @M_Feeney "It’s bad enough to get the facts of Section 230 wrong. Spreading falsehoods in pursuit of an agenda that isn’t supported by what the facts reveal is worse." https://t.co/WAztocBv91 via @CatoInstitute
— Jennifer Huddleston (@jrhuddles) August 8, 2019
Practically the entire suite of products, websites, & tools we think of as The Internet have benefited from the protections offered by Section 230 https://t.co/Ihv1wewc6w
— Elizabeth Nolan Brown (@ENBrown) August 8, 2019
Blog Post: Some Much-Needed Pushback on the Anti-Section 230 Craziness (Linkwrap) https://t.co/tW2uPpTxG6
— Eric Goldman (@ericgoldman) August 2, 2019
Including @daphnehk @sivavaid @ENBrown
Guys I'm obsessive and I'm going to do a thread on why Hawley's new legislation on social media is SO BAD. I tried to resist. Sorry. Get ready
— Shoshana Weissmann, Sloth Committee Chair 🦥 (@senatorshoshana) August 1, 2019
For the eight-thousandth time, Section 230 does not require internet companies to be “neutral” in how they moderate third-party content. https://t.co/RODg1uZBqZ
— Jane Coaston (@cjane87) July 12, 2019
- More of this, please:
Maryland won't make voters identify as either male or female in order to vote https://t.co/WKTiOpnqQZ
— Feminists for Liberty (@FeministLiberty) July 8, 2019
This is an important step to ensure that non-binary Americans are seen and respected. Way to go, New Hampshire. All states should do the same. https://t.co/uV8PxW00Xz
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) July 25, 2019
- An “astonishing number of women are in city or county jails not because they’ve been convicted but because they are too poor to post bail,” explains Piper Kerman.
- We need prison reform now:
This was so painful to read. Incredible reporting by @laurenk_gill on the death of Madison Jody Jensen, who died of dehydration at the Duchesne County jail. A jail nurse has been charged with negligent homicide. https://t.co/40IbNBrE3Y
— ElizabethWeill-Greenberg (@elizabethweill) August 1, 2019
Children in Cuyahoga County are being sent to an inhumane jail where 9 people have died in the last 14 months. https://t.co/3ucsnunosW
— Nikki Baszynski (@NTBaszynski) August 6, 2019
#BREAKING: We found shocking data about 30+ youth being transferred from the Juvenile Detention Cntr to the dangerous Cuyahoga Co Jail (where 9 people died since June 2018). We requested answers & a sit-down meeting; as of today no info has been provided. https://t.co/QyApLePqdu pic.twitter.com/BKS8nkPYPK
— ACLU of Ohio (@acluohio) August 6, 2019
When Lauren was arrested as part of a prostitution sting, she told police finances were tight & she needed to buy diapers for her child. She’s one of many women doing sex work arrested in raids police claim rescue victims of human trafficking. https://t.co/rakcZSl3l2
— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 25, 2019
- Free markets help women:
Do free markets help or hurt women? Proponents of both sides want more freedom and higher material living standards for women. But they disagree on how to achieve that goal. Yet the data sides overwhelmingly with the free market. https://t.co/9KtqWyLL1D
— HumanProgress.org (@HumanProgress) June 30, 2019
The brilliant @suff66 introducing keynote speaker #JoshuaClarkDavis @BoWWords symposium – speaking on the feminist debate surrounding business. The question: is business compatible with #feminism? @CapX @ollywiseman @K_Niemietz @amyhorscroft @KatMurti @LipstickEcon pic.twitter.com/04oEuKgSGE
— Dr Victoria Bateman (@vnbateman) July 12, 2019
It's time to liberate women from the paternalistic policy that makes them pay a toll—a doctor’s office visit—to obtain contraception. https://t.co/BvWVeFA9eu #CatoHealth pic.twitter.com/JAGulQ4o1q
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) June 23, 2019
- Progress report:
Billie Jean King was the first female athlete to admit to being gay, but only after being outed in a 1981 lawsuit. It hurt her image. Yesterday, after winning the world cup, Kelley O’Hara—who wasn’t previously out—ran to the sideline & kissed her girlfriend. How far we’ve come. pic.twitter.com/E2Bl9gXuXS
— Jill Gutowitz (@jillboard) July 8, 2019
- Human Rights Watch supports prostitution decriminalization.
“Sex workers in South Africa face arrest, detention, harassment, and abuse from police, which also deters them from reporting rape or other brutal attacks against them,” said Liesl Gerntholtz, from Human Rights Watchhttps://t.co/59g1LiORAU
— d○○d (@just_some_d00d) August 7, 2019
- Human trafficking panic and immigration cruelty combine:
A 14-year-old being accused of "sex trafficking" his 9-year-old sister for walking her to school. This is where your hysteria leads; had enough yet? https://t.co/obwCpcyAzs
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) July 27, 2019
A 9 year old held for two days and an attempt to coerce her into making a false statement
— Jen Monroe 🗽🌐 (@jenniferm_q) July 27, 2019
A 14 year old coerced to sign a false statement on threat of arrest for trafficking
With CBP and ICE free to detain at will this will not be the last time you see this https://t.co/zmOmKAu56k
Yet again, a @BlueAshPD informant gets a handjob from a woman and then they throw her in a cage & tell her she must pay $27,000 to get out. https://t.co/kcIsYDrk3F
— Elizabeth Nolan Brown (@ENBrown) July 26, 2019
One message that @ButterflyCSW puts at the forefront of their activism in Canada:
— Red Canary 红莺歌 🌹🍚 (@RedCanarySong) July 10, 2019
Migrant sex work =\= Trafficking
Not all migrant sex workers are trafficking victims. By FAR, most are not.
Protecting all migrants from labor exploitation requires rights not rescue. pic.twitter.com/jAt4MhxMyv
- Good news:
Alabama will drop the manslaughter charges against a woman who lost her pregnancy to a gunshot wound after picking a fight with the shooter https://t.co/JP2wOctH4e
— reason (@reason) July 3, 2019
Arkansas’ strict new anti-abortion law has been temporarily blocked by a federal judge https://t.co/3Hyv7hjJdA
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 24, 2019
BREAKING: Cyntoia Brown has been released from prison.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 7, 2019
The sex trafficking victim served 15 years for killing a man she says hired her as a prostitute when she was 16.
Now 31, she says she'll use her experiences "to help other women and girls suffering abuse and exploitation." pic.twitter.com/gChbnk7ar3
.@AyannaPressley's set to introduce a bill to end AG Barr's reinstatement of capital punishment at the federal level. It's about 70 words. pic.twitter.com/7uBRCNN5Ie
— Darren Sands (@darrensands) July 25, 2019
- Bad news:
Stigma against #sexworkers & substance users & lack of access to resources means instances of exploitation which are not been identified or addressed properly. Instead of dealing with those issues, @SenSherrodBrown is criminalizing more ppl https://t.co/zAhrIRfibP @reason
— Kate (@KateDAdamo) August 6, 2019
Expectation: L.A. is arresting human traffickers and rescuing victims; Reality: Sex workers – many of them women – are arrested far more often than traffickers, which leaves them with “severe consequences for their lives.” https://t.co/ELNym5TQUo
— Elizabeth Chou (@reporterliz) August 7, 2019
Landlords already exploit sex workers and most of the calls we get in SWAI are from workers who are being threatened/exploited by their landlords. Laws already exist around coerced sex work. Landlords should not be given more power to harass sex workers.https://t.co/F7sV5Kqjh2
— SWAI Ireland (@SWAIIreland) August 2, 2019
Woman buys billboards, hires plane to pull banner to push for NY law easing sex abuse claims. State sends her letter warning of big fines for unregistered outlays of > $5,000 to advocate re: legislation. (Pssst! Lobbying is speech!) https://t.co/myU8iUBqbo https://t.co/6HpxOwHJjQ
— Walter Olson (@walterolson) August 1, 2019
- One more time for those in the back…
Libertarianism refuses to make a place for white nationalism, racism, and collectivist treatment of people https://t.co/6yk9ycvZ3i
— reason (@reason) August 7, 2019
- And a bit more on this new “national conservatism” business:
“National conservatism” is just collectivism rebranded for the right. It’s a form of socialism built upon fear of the new and different. https://t.co/cJR6S5L0yt
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) July 19, 2019
(Seriously though you should read @sladesr's piece)https://t.co/XMulVAxRIr
— Alex Muresianu (@ahardtospell) July 18, 2019
This is the @willwilkinson piece you've been waiting for, skewering the new "conservative nationalism."
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 2, 2019
"Its animating principle is contempt for the actually existing United States of America, and the nation it proposes is not ours."https://t.co/uRsQNJTIWc
“The Problem with Nationalism” by @bernybelvedere is one of the best essays I’ve read on this subject. It’s an especially great analysis of the current debates around what nationalism actually is (and isn’t). https://t.co/2nVsm4La4v pic.twitter.com/862OfSRaOn
— Corie Whalen (@CorieWhalen) July 26, 2019
This op-ed perfectly sums up the main issue with TPUSA – they’re a “youth conservative” group that teaches absolutely nothing about conservative ideology as historically understood https://t.co/O2jE5FwWvp
— Jen Monroe 🗽🌐 (@jenniferm_q) July 29, 2019
- Sex workers in D.C. and N.Y. face misinformation and hostile “feminist” opposition in their fights to decriminalize prostitution between consenting adults.
This bill does nothing to change the current laws for folx under 18. But even sothe current law criminalized the people you say you want to protect &your own stats back up the idea that criminalization doesn’t work. How about housing & resources and limiting police interactions? https://t.co/ISxUasLJje
— DECRIMNOW DC (@DecrimNowDC) July 24, 2019
I respect them for trying to protect children but I have a duty to say this is false. The fight is to decriminalize ADULT Consensual Sex Work. Laws protecting children & trafficking victims still exist & Police will still investigate & arrest traffickers#Debunked #DecrimNowDC https://t.co/jzOSkzStGQ
— Tamika (@tamikahs66) July 25, 2019
We ended our circle reciting a poem by Maya Angelou:
— Red Canary 红莺歌 🌹🍚 (@RedCanarySong) July 24, 2019
“You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.“
STILL, WE RISE:https://t.co/BCer2pvtJI
On yesterday's panel at @IncarnationNY: a lot has been said, so we'll just add this: @TS_Candii, Black trans sex worker & @VOCALNewYork leader, was dragged out of event by police for simply showing up. You can see in video she tries to grab onto the doorframe but is pushed over pic.twitter.com/WJPnFudeQ9
— DecrimNY (@DecrimNY) July 24, 2019
- More sex policy news:
California lawmakers passed a bill that protects sex workers from arrest when they report serious and violent crimes. The bill also ensures that the possession of condoms may not be used as probable cause to arrest or prosecute someone for sex work. https://t.co/3RiPrABbU6
— Veronica Valenta (@VeronicaValenta) July 11, 2019
A federal appeals court accepts Everett’s argument that bikinis cause rape: https://t.co/6L8PzVSWGi
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) July 17, 2019
States across the country are passing resolutions declaring porn a public health crisis.
— Woodhull Foundation (@WoodhullSFA) July 19, 2019
This is what we're up against.https://t.co/l8COUo01sh
- RIP:
“You wanna fly, you got to give up the sh*t that weighs you down.” – Tony Morrison pic.twitter.com/3LCqa2rPu0
— Luke Lawal Jr. (@lukelawal) August 6, 2019
Happy 78th! May your soul rest in peace despite the terrible circumstances that took you from this world.
— Zuri Davis (@ProperlyZuri) July 25, 2019
For the rest of us, may we always uphold the memory of Emmett Till and other victims of racial violence, especially those who remain unnamed. https://t.co/4gp3QjiaQa
- “Self-managed abortion is going to play a bigger role, no matter what happens with Roe,” report Anna North at Vox.
- Kat talks to Tatiana Moraz:
It was a real treat to have @KatMurti of @FeministLiberty on #TheTatianaShow. Check out our in-depth chat about #abortion, #feminism, classical liberalism & more. TY to our sponsors @Vaultoro @blocktapio @ProofofLovecast https://t.co/r3TSPuBkuJ #libertarian #liberty pic.twitter.com/ZluvsBXhzd
— QueenTatiana (@queentatiana) July 3, 2019
- PSAs:
CEI's @michelleminton shares that recommendations in the Dietary Guideline for Americans may promote malnutrition in certain people. Learn more https://t.co/IMU5SCYWMG
— Competitive Enterprise Institute (@ceidotorg) August 6, 2019
I am living my dream. Over the last 10 years, I’ve built a career as a policy expert in Washington, DC. Here’s my advice for those eager to launch the career of their dreams. #realtalk #careeradvice @AFF https://t.co/TumbfhFFzW
— Romina Boccia (@RominaBoccia) August 8, 2019
- Fighting words? 😉
Cats are neoliberals (probably full-fledged libertarians tbh). https://t.co/KUy1A3jYEo
— Kate Andrews (@KateAndrs) August 9, 2019
PHOTO OF THE MONTH
Awwww.
One month from today, we’ll be married, which, considering it’s #NationalInternDay and we met as #CatoInterns, feels really fitting and auspicious. I’m super excited! 🙀😻🎉 pic.twitter.com/f9yZHLvYVO
— Kat Murti (@KatMurti) July 25, 2019
