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Cathy Young is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and a writer at The Bulwark.

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Putin’s Despicable Attack on Zelensky’s Jewish Identity

A NEW LOW

The Russian dictator slandered the Ukrainian president as Holocaust-denying, neo-Nazi and pushed junk history as evidence.

Cathy Young | Published Jun 20, 2023
opinion

The ACLU Just Got Some Much-Needed Free Speech Competition

FIRE JOINS THE FRAY

Critics, including former ACLU leaders, say the civil liberties group has ceded its historic role as a universal free speech advocate. But another organization is stepping up.

Cathy Young | Published Jun 07, 2022
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Did Princeton Prof Lose His Job for Pissing Off Activists?

DOUBLE JEOPARDY OR JUSTICE

Not all “cancel culture” claims hold water. But Princeton’s cynical dredging of an old misconduct case to punish Joshua Katz for wrongthink sure does.

Cathy Young | Published May 25, 2022
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What Elon Musk’s Bid Means For Twitter’s Free Speech Problem

THE INTERNET’S TOWN SQUARE

The panic over Tesla’s CEO’s interest in the social media platform reveals a host of conflicting interests about “disinformation” and “political bias.”

Cathy Young | Published Apr 23, 2022
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We Need an Honest Dialogue About Social Justice in Schools

LET’S BE REAL

Critical race theory bans are wrong, but liberals need to confront some of the more problematic aspects of “antiracist” doctrine.

Cathy Young | Published Jan 24, 2022

Ann Coulter’s Anti-Semitism Runs Deep

‘F*CKING JEWS’

The Trump cheerleader shares his habit of promoting ethnic nationalists and their ugly ideas.

Cathy Young | Published May 10, 2016

Mother Russia Saves Mother Earth?

ABOUT FACE

Vladimir Putin’s just promoted himself as global leader in the war against climate change. Yesterday, he thought global warming was a myth.

Cathy Young | Published Nov 30, 2015

Russia Denies Stalin’s Killer Famine

REWRITING HISTORY

Russia’s international propaganda outlet just recycled an old, debunked claim that Stalin’s terror-famine in Ukraine was a Western “hoax.”

Cathy Young | Published Oct 31, 2015

Putin’s New American Fan Club?

SHADY

Their board includes a famed ex-senator. Their goals couldn’t sound more benign. But a new outfit to promote “debate” between the U.S. and Russia has a decidedly pro-Putin lineup.

Cathy Young | Published Oct 11, 2015

Russia Celebrates Its Dark Past

Reckoning

While the Confederate flag controversy prompted America to reckon with its dark past, Russia prefers celebrating its own.

Cathy Young | Published Jul 12, 2015

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