She is the author of two books, a frequent contributor to the American libertarian monthly Reason, and a regular columnist for Newsday.

"[9] In 2015, Young wrote an article in The Daily Beast in which she interviewed the student whom anti-rape activist Emma Sulkowicz accused of rape.

[11][12][13] Heather Wilhelm wrote in RealClearPolitics that Young's article about Sulkowicz "sets aside the hype and soberly assesses the facts.

[18] In his book The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker identifies Young as an "equity feminist",[19]: 342  and further describes her as an "iconoclastic columnist" who has argued against rape-related "dogma".

[11][20] Commentary magazine stated that Young re-investigates "atrocious coverage of campus sexual assault myths" in the "hopes of setting the record straight and minimizing some of the incredible damage the accusations have done".