The You’re-on-Your-Own Society The You’re-on-Your-Own Society
In this election, the deepest division was over whether we are all in this together.
Nov 8, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Ladies, Don’t Fall for Moderate Mitt! Ladies, Don’t Fall for Moderate Mitt!
What Romney may privately believe is far less important than the bargains he has made with the far-right Christian base of his party.
Oct 24, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Debate This! Debate This!
Women were not the only ones left out of the last presidential debate. Here's what the next moderator should ask.
Oct 11, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Blasphemy Is Good for You Blasphemy Is Good for You
What if the right to be a jerk is where freedom begins?
Sep 26, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Naomi Wolf’s ‘Vagina’: No Carnations, Please, We’re Goddesses Naomi Wolf’s ‘Vagina’: No Carnations, Please, We’re Goddesses
In her loopy new book, the celebrity feminist acknowledges that every woman is sexually unique, but then she argues that they're all the same—i.e., just like her.
Sep 12, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them
What's the matter with them? Do they have Stockholm syndrome?
Aug 29, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Gun Control? Dream On. Gun Control? Dream On.
As the country reels from two mass shootings in two weeks, meaningful gun restrictions feel as far away as ever.
Aug 8, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Obamacare(s) for Women Obamacare(s) for Women
The Affordable Care Act extends coverage to almost 14 million women. Ladies, give the president a hand.
Jul 11, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What’s the Matter With Creationism? What’s the Matter With Creationism?
Forty-six percent of Americans believe that God created human beings within the last 10,000 years or so. Worry.
Jun 14, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Wage Theft: A Crime Without Punishment? Wage Theft: A Crime Without Punishment?
Tip-stealing bosses are rarely called to account for their abuses. It's time to blow the whistle.
May 30, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt