Feminism, Not Hugh Hefner, Liberated Sex Feminism, Not Hugh Hefner, Liberated Sex
“Can man be free if woman be a slave?” the poet Shelley asked. Hefner’s answer was: Absolutely!
Oct 5, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
We Need to Reckon With the Story ‘What Happened’ Tells We Need to Reckon With the Story ‘What Happened’ Tells
Hillary Clinton has a unique perspective on a world-historical event. Why shouldn’t she write a book about it?
Sep 21, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep
In a fantastically misogynist imaginary world, a highly qualified woman gets close to winning power.
Aug 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
It’s Not Hysterical to Recognize the Threat Trump Poses It’s Not Hysterical to Recognize the Threat Trump Poses
Democracy, such as it is, really is in danger.
Aug 17, 2017 / Subject to Debate / Katha Pollitt
How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump? How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump?
Many progressives are depressed and angry. But there are also glimmers of hope.
Jul 27, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Hey, Democratic Candidates: Pro-Choice Women Are Your Base Hey, Democratic Candidates: Pro-Choice Women Are Your Base
Running an anti-choice candidate might pick up a few Republican votes—at the expense of turning off the party’s loyal voters.
Jul 13, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
If Trump Is Julius Caesar, Then Americans Are a Confused and Violent Mob If Trump Is Julius Caesar, Then Americans Are a Confused and Violent Mob
Julius Caesar is hardly an endorsement of assassination—but neither is it the celebration of “small-d democrats” that the Public Theater wants it to be.
Jun 20, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Lack of Empathy Is Not the Problem Lack of Empathy Is Not the Problem
Progressives want education, health care, and housing for everyone. And we’re the close-minded ones?
Jun 9, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control
They’ve stocked government agencies with anti-choice fanatics who see contraception as the enemy and funding it as a con.
May 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
Letters From the May 22/29, 2017, Issue Letters From the May 22/29, 2017, Issue
Schlesinger and Navasky on McCarthyism… Pollitt, Navasky, Grandin, and Lawrence on ‘Russiagate’…
May 4, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers, Victor Navasky, Patrick Lawrence, Greg Grandin, and Katha Pollitt