Feminists for McCain? Not So Much Feminists for McCain? Not So Much
NARAL and Planned Parenthood give him a big fat zero. What else do you need to know?
Jun 19, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
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
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
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
Ralph Rides Again Ralph Rides Again
What the *&#@! is wrong with this guy?
Feb 28, 2008 / Column / 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