Wendy Kaminer
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Wendy Kaminer, a lawyer and social critic, writes about law, liberty, feminism, religion, and popular culture. Her latest book is Free for All: Defending Liberty in America Today. A former Guggenheim fellow, she is the author of six previous books, including Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety; True Love Waits: Essays and Criticism; It's All the Rage: Crime and Culture; I'm Dysfunctional, You’re Dysfunctional: The Recovery Movement &Other Self-Help Fashions; and A Fearful Freedom: Women’s Flight from Equality. Her articles and reviews have appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, The American Prospect, Slate, Dissent, The Nation, Newsweek, and Free Inquiry. She is currently working on a book about ethics for Beacon Press.

Blog Entries by Wendy Kaminer

How the ACLU Lost its Bearings

Posted July 11, 2006 | 10:01 PM (EST)

For the past 3 years, the ACLU board has been mired in controversy over the mistakes or malfeasance of its current leadership; some highly questionable conduct by the ACLU has been exposed in the press, notably the New York Times. Recently the organization embarrassed itself with a policy proposal that...

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Is Civil Liberty for Sale at the ACLU?

Posted March 8, 2006 | 03:51 PM (EST)

Most Americans probably don't know that every time they buy a pretzel on the street, tip a waiter, or hire anyone to contract for any personal or professional service, they might be in danger of violating federal blacklisting law. By statute and an Executive Order issued shortly after 9/11, all...

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