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Claire Lehmann is an Australian journalist, publisher, and the founding editor of Quillette. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and English and is considered one of the leaders of the intellectual dark web.

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Open letters the latest weapon of bullies on campus

Free speech is in crisis when students are too scared to speak their mind. Academic freedom is in peril when scholars are too scared to publish.

Claire Lehmann

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Liberal party staffer Brittany Higgins who has made shocking claims that she was raped whilst in the defence industry minister's office in Parliament House, Canberra after a Friday night drinking session in March 2019

Rape is (mostly) not about power and the patriarchy

While it is true that most victims of rape are female, crime statistics indicate that it is overwhelmingly a crime committed against young people — including boys.

Claire Lehmann

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - July 28, 2012: Participants in the Halifax Pride Parade hold numerous signs as they walk down Barrington Street in the downtown district. Signs include,

Trans lobby erasing women’s biology

When the word ‘mother’ is offensive, you know something is seriously wrong. This is the long march to a transgendered utopia.

Claire Lehmann

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South African 800m Olympic champion Caster Semenya, main picture, and transgender cyclist Rachel McKinnon, centre, inset picture, McKinnon argues being able to compete is a matter of human rights. Pictures: AFP/Supplied

Transgender sport dilemma heats up

Advocates say ‘participation in sport is a human right’. Yet those arguments tend to have a strikingly narrow focus.

Claire Lehmann

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In a video posted to Instagram on Sunday, January 17, 2020, Yulia Putintseva is seen practicing while in hotel quarantine in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open., , Picture: Instagram @yulia_putintseva

Smartphone generation the loneliest in age of Covid

After coming together to defeat multiple outbreaks of coronavirus, our next challenge will be to help our young people rebound.

Claire Lehmann

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Johannes Leak commentary cartoon for 11-01-21, V2 Version: Commentary Cartoon (1024x768), COPYRIGHT: The Australian's artists each have different copyright agreements in place regarding re-use of their work in other publications., Please seek advice from the artists themselves or the Managing Editor of The Australian regarding re-use.

Censorship must be taken out of Big Tech’s hands

It is time for the era of unregulated monopolistic digital platforms to come to a close.

Claire Lehmann

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In this undated family photo provided to AFP on December 15, 2020, Katalin Kariko poses for a photo. - Hungarian-American scientist Katalin Karikoâs obsession with researching a substance called mRNA to fight disease cost her a faculty position at a prestigious university, which dismissed the idea as a dead end. Now, her pioneering work -- which paved the way for the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines -- could be what saves the world from a 100 year pandemic. (Photo by Handout / FAMILY HANDOUT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Give this woman a Nobel prize

Richard Dawkins is not the only scientist who thinks Katalin Kariko deserves the honour for her work in laying the groundwork for coronavirus vaccines.

Claire Lehmann

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epa08854901 Keira Bell (C) speaks to reporters outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain, 01 December 2020. Keira Bell, who began taking puberty blockers when she was 16 before 'detransitioning', spoke to reporters outside the Royal Courts of Justice after a landmark High Court ruling. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

How can kids consent to what they don’t ‘get’?

They can’t vote or obtain a gun licence, but increasingly we are asked to let children undergo interventions that set them on a path to lifelong complex medical needs.

Claire Lehmann

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Jordan Peterson in an interview in June posted on his YouTube channel in July with his daughter Mikhaila.

Social justice juniors tie bosses up in knots

The Jordan Peterson furore exposes social justice graduates being placated because it’s easier to swim with the tide than against it.

Claire Lehmann

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