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Author: Wendy McElroy
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Wendy McElroy

Wendy McElroy is editor of ifeminists.com and author of "The Reasonable Woman."
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The New Untouchables

Wendy McElroy March 30, 2012 November 10, 2020

Kick ‘em when they’re down.

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Mass Lonelyhearts

Wendy McElroy July 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

People who vote sometimes seem to be a political version of my old friend K’s love life. An otherwise intelligent woman, K fell in love …

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Fruits and Labor

Wendy McElroy July 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

I have very few vivid memories of early childhood. The ones I have come back to me in flash- es, like a movie clip. One …

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Presumption of Competence

Wendy McElroy July 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

A core principle of the nanny state is that people do not know their best interests and must be treated like children, with the state …

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Revealed Preferences

Wendy McElroy June 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

I have always enjoyed thought experiments and other mind games that breakthrough habits of thinking or offer unusual insights. It is just plain fun to …

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A Wider Net

Wendy McElroy June 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

Through my ham radio hobby, I listen to the BBC and other “world” news more than most people. Every morning, I surf online periodicals from …

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Feel Like A Number

Wendy McElroy June 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

What if government did not know where you lived or worked, how much you earned or whether you had children? How could it tax you, …

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Tagged and Tracked

Wendy McElroy June 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

As a privacy zealot, I don’t own a cellphone — you know, that sexy little device that allows police to track you at all times …

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Lead-Based Taint

Wendy McElroy June 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

My wife and I recently hired a general contractor to remodel our bathroom. This small- businessman, whose livelihood depends on reputation and referral, was friendly, …

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Just a Little Prick

Wendy McElroy June 1, 2010 November 18, 2020

A news item from the Salt Lake Tribune (April 1): “Despite opposition from civil libertarians and criminal defense lawyers, Gov. Gary Herbert signed a law …

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