It is standard practice for corrupt leaders who are seeking a certain political outcome to hype or manipulate a terror threat or a threat of violent domestic subversion. While sometimes the threat is manufactured, frequently the hyped threat is based on a real danger. Naomi Wolf basecorruptdanger share on social
Italy in the 1920s, Germany in the '30s, East Germany in the '50s, Czechoslovakia in the '60s, the Latin American dictatorships in the '70s, China in the '80s and '90s - all dictatorships and would-be dictators target newspapers and journalists. Naomi Wolf 1920s30s50s share on social
We often feel a twinge of guilt over our own fascination with presidential candidates' wives - as if we are secretly reading the 'Star' for our campaign information instead of the policy journals. Naomi Wolf campaigncandidatefascination Change image and share on social
No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize - as her personal problem - observations she makes about the beauty myth in society. Naomi Wolf appearancebeautyindividualize share on social
In a fascist shift, reporters start to face more and more harassment, and they have to be more and more courageous simply in order to do their jobs. Naomi Wolf courageousfacefascist Change image and share on social
French existentialism is an unhelpful philosophy in which to couch modern feminism: born from the ravages of the Second World War, it is a cynical, individualistic school of thought that posits the self and personal choice as the measure of life's entire meaning. Naomi Wolf bearchoicecouch share on social
To ask women to become unnaturally thin is to ask them to relinquish their sexuality. Naomi Wolf relinquishsexualitythin Change image and share on social
Documentary film without nuanced journalistic sourcing risks being sensational, tendentious or broad-brushed. Naomi Wolf broadbrushdocumentary Change image and share on social
The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone. Naomi Wolf africanamericaamerican Change image and share on social
For all the power of video and film, I am not giving up my pen. I am just much more likely to try to link essays to webcasts or videos. The best way for these two media to move forward, to inform and make change, is in tandem; together they are more than the sum of their parts. Naomi Wolf changeessayfilm share on social
