Wendy Kaminer

Wendy Kaminer, an author, lawyer, and civil libertarian, has been writing about the intersections of law and culture for the past 30 years. Her subjects range from feminism, free speech, religion, and the personal development tradition to criminal justice and the post-9/11 surveillance state. She has published eight books, including “Worst Instincts”, “Free for All”, “Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials”, “It’s All the Rage”, “A Fearful Freedom”, and “I’m Dysfunctional, You’re Dysfunctional.” Her articles have appeared in publications including The Atlantic,The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The American Prospect, Free Inquiry, Spiked Online, and in numerous anthologies. Her commentaries have aired on National Public Radio. A former Guggenheim fellow and Smith College medalist, she is an adviser to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and a member of the Massachusetts State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.