Pregnant and Dangerous Pregnant and Dangerous
The good news is that Utah has dropped murder charges against Melissa Rowland, who rejected her doctors' advice to undergo an immediate Caesarean section and gave birth to a stil...
Apr 8, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Pull Over, NASCAR Dads Pull Over, NASCAR Dads
Single women under 65--those separated, widowed, divorced or never married--represent at least 24 percent of the voting-age population and a whopping 46 percent of voting-age wom...
Mar 25, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Protocols of Mel Gibson The Protocols of Mel Gibson
My friends had one question for me after I saw Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ: Is it anti-Semitic?
Mar 11, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
Toothpaste, Cough Drops, Aspirin, Contraception Toothpaste, Cough Drops, Aspirin, Contraception
Please forward widely: "An Open Letter About Emergency Contraception," by Katha Pollitt and Jennifer Baumgardner
Feb 26, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Kristof to the Rescue? Kristof to the Rescue?
This morning I got an e-mail from Feminist Majority asking me to e-mail the President protesting the Iraqi Governing Council's approval of Resolution 137, which would abolish cur...
Feb 12, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Judy, Judy, Judy Judy, Judy, Judy
I used to think we should get rid of First Ladies.
Jan 29, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Lost in Space Lost in Space
A while back, in a column calling for more arts funding, I observed that a lot more people are interested in classical music, ballet, theater and museums than are interested in s...
Jan 15, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Good News for Women Good News for Women
There was plenty of gloomy news for women in 2003. American women make just under 80 cents on the male dollar for full-time, year-round work.
Dec 24, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Who Needs Christmas? They Do! Who Needs Christmas? They Do!
When did Christmas shopping become a patriotic duty, the contemporary equivalent of collecting tin cans in World War II?
Dec 11, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Adam and Steve–Together at Last Adam and Steve–Together at Last
Will someone please explain to me how permitting gays and lesbians to marry threatens the institution of marriage?
Nov 26, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt