Ralph Rides Again Ralph Rides Again
What the *&#@! is wrong with this guy?
Feb 28, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
McCain May Be Old, but He’s Still a Threat McCain May Be Old, but He’s Still a Threat
Liberal smarties and sophisticates are having fun mocking John McCain , but assuming he gets the nomination, he will a formidable candidate. He may look like a grumpy old m...
Feb 24, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
A Campaign to Stop Stoning A Campaign to Stop Stoning
Iranian judges apparently didn't get the memo about the moratorium onstoning issued in 2002 by Ayatollah Shahroudi, head of the judiciary.According to Amnesty International, nin...
Feb 11, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Why I’m Supporting Barack Obama Why I’m Supporting Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton is smart, energetic, immensely knowledgeable, and, as she likes to say, hard-working. I've been appalled by the misogynous vitriol (and mean-girl snark) aime...
Feb 4, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Ms.understanding Ms.understanding
The magazine walks into a trap labeled "political correctness," "left-wing anti-Semitism" and "multiculturalist Islam love."
Jan 31, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Sign the Open Letter From American Feminists Sign the Open Letter From American Feminists
With advice and counsel from the History in Action e-mail list, I wrote up the Open Letter below to protest the way the media slanders the women's movement as indifferent to the h...
Jan 20, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
The Weepy Witch & the Secret Muslim The Weepy Witch & the Secret Muslim
If the campaign becomes a competition between race and gender, the winner will be whichever white man the GOP nominates.
Jan 17, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Hillary Shows Feeling, is Slammed Hillary Shows Feeling, is Slammed
John Edwards just lost my vote. How dare he take cheap shots at Hillary Clinton for letting her eyes mist over (not "crying" as was widely reported) at a meeting with voters in ...
Jan 8, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Branding the Candidates Branding the Candidates
The election is almost a year away, and already it's come down to branding. In Saturday night's Democratic debate the candidates discussed in considerable detail muclear terroris...
Jan 6, 2008 / Katha Pollitt