BOOK REVIEW: Bad Therapy Addresses the Question: “Why Are Our Kids So Messed Up?”, by Kale Zelden 

Abigail Shrier does not care about conventional wisdom, nor what the gatekeepers of polite opinion think of her. Shrier is an independent journalist, and a regular contributor at the Wall Street Journal. She holds an A.B. from Columbia College, a B. Phil from Oxford University, and a J.D. from Yale Law School. Her first book, titled Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters (Regnery, 2020) was named “Best Book” by The Economist and the Times of London.

Shrier, in that first book, had the temerity to point out that the rapid increase in young girls identifying as boys and going on testosterone injections and seeking surgeries was not normal. There were multiple campaigns to suppress, cancel, deplatform, and remove her book from shelves of bookstores and retailers. In late 2020, Shrier’s book was targeted on Twitter by an activist who complained to Target that the book was “transphobic.” Target acted quickly, pulling it and another book challenging the new gender-affirming consensus. After a public uproar, however, Target reinstated it a few days later. But, quietly, the book was again removed for violating “guidelines.” It was an embarrassing episode, but disquieting for the “market place of ideas” for sure. …

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