Iron My Skirt Iron My Skirt
Once the bitterness of the present moment has faded, people will recognize they owe Hillary Clinton a standing ovation, even if they can't stand her.
Jun 5, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Déjà Vu in South Dakota Déjà Vu in South Dakota
It's going to take a concerted national effort to defeat the state's latest anti-choice ballot initiative.
May 22, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Backlash Spectacular Backlash Spectacular
From campus to courtroom, longstanding gains for women are being eroded everywhere you look.
May 8, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Preachers and Politics Preachers and Politics
For years, Democrats have been trying to shed their secular image in order to appeal to voters who think Jesus is a Republican. As the saying goes, be careful what you wish f...
Apr 30, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Why Tom Hayden Makes Me Scream Why Tom Hayden Makes Me Scream
Hayden is employing an ancient literary-political device, in which a man wards off charges of sexism by citing the example of a woman.
Apr 24, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Men of the Cloth Men of the Cloth
When it comes to keeping women pregnant and in their place, polygamous Mormons and the Pope have a lot in common.
Apr 24, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Sweatin’ to the Koran Sweatin’ to the Koran
What do burqas, Osama and fascism have to do with six hours of man-free exercise time at Harvard?
Apr 9, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Blowing Smoke Blowing Smoke
In Nicholson Baker's cut-and-paste history, the "good war" is bad.
Apr 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
Dear Hillary…Love, Ralph Dear Hillary…Love, Ralph
I have no idea whether Hillary Clinton should stay in the primary race or not. People who've done the math say there's just about no chance she can squeak past Obama, which wo...
Mar 30, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
John Q. Public John Q. Public
Just once it would be nice to see a male politician caught in a sex scandal stand up there at a press conference all by himself.
Mar 13, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt