I Used to Beat Up Sex Offenders. Now I Question the Mob.
An ex-prisoner reflects on Jeffrey Epstein, the Epstein files, Prince Andrew, and the rise of online conspiracy theories.
Moral Panics
7 articles
The Price of the Epstein Frenzy
Press-led hysteria and institutional cowardice are inflicting needless damage on higher education.
Epstein Mania on the Digital Borderlands
The longevity of the Epstein story owes less to new facts of criminal conduct than to its symbolic utility in alleging deviancy.
The Moral Panic about Eugenics Poses a Threat to Abortion Rights
One of the reasons abortion bans on the basis of prenatal diagnoses may have received relatively little attention is because they leave the pro-choice Left in an uncomfortable ethical position.
The Ugly History of Rape Panics
As sexual violence was reaching historic lows, the narrative was demanding the opposite. The definition of sexual violence began to be broadened, and so the numbers grew.
The Misguided Moral Panic About Racism in British Universities
The scope of individual autonomy is rapidly being eroded by measures designed to engineer an inclusive society.
Derailing Australia’s Campus Rape Panic
Universities Australia has just commissioned a new survey on sexual assault intended to cook up more impressive rape statistics after the failure of the AHRC to produce the desired results.