Claire's Weekly Letter: Soft on Riots, Hard on Ideas
Claire Lehmann
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We start the week with a hilarious essay from Julie Bindel, who recounts her days as a feminist activist in 1980s Britain. Explaining that hypochondria and performative disability are nothing new in these circles, Bindel puts the fragility of today’s activist movements into historical context. Lesbian Fragility, Then and
A man leaves a dish in the sink. By the end of the night he has been accused of gaslighting, told he lacks emotional intelligence, and sent to sleep on the sofa. Our first feature this week comes from Steve Salerno asks a hard question: has a profession that once