Louise Perry Reopens Debate on 2020s Sexual Revolution in New York Times Podcast

2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 25

Louise Perry used a New York Times “Interesting Times” episode to argue that the sexual revolution reshaped relations between men and women in ways that ultimately favored men.
Ross Douthat framed the discussion around widening alienation between the sexes, calling it a major cultural and political story tied to misogynistic influencers on the right and feminist despair on the left.
Perry’s appearance revisits the argument of her book, “The Case Against the Sexual Revolution,” which she wrote in the early 2020s and discussed in an edited transcript published June 25.
The episode casts the debate as part of a broader question over whether today’s gender tensions require a new sexual settlement rather than a continuation of the old revolution.