Caren Chesler

Journalist, Freelance

Caren Chesler is a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Salon, and Scientific American, among others. She lives in New York and New Jersey.

Website

X (Formerly Twitter)

Written by Caren Chesler

A public notice sign in a grassy area with trees, stating someone is a convicted sexual predator living at that location.

essay

Gender and identity

Natural-born paedophiles

Some paedophiles might be hard-wired to commit their abusive acts. Should that alter their crime in the eyes of the law?

Caren Chesler

A car’s rear-view mirror showing a person’s eyes, with blurry city lights visible through the windshield at night.

essay

Biography and memoir

The coward

My husband got the death threat, but I went into hiding. Are some brains wired for courage and others for fear?

Caren Chesler