Letters Letters
WOMAN, SUMMERS, PINKER, POLLITT... Cambridge, Mass.
Feb 17, 2005 / Katha Pollitt, Graham Usher, and Our Readers
Summers of Our Discontent Summers of Our Discontent
As the saying goes, behind every successful woman is a man who is surprised. Harvard president Larry Summers apparently is that man.
Feb 3, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Jesus to the Rescue? Jesus to the Rescue?
Can a dose of Christianity stiffen the Democrats' spine, win back Kansas and bring people power to the anemic left?
Jan 20, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Bittersweet Bomblets Bittersweet Bomblets
I was listening to Morning Edition on December 30, and up came one of those end-of-the-year heart-warmers that's supposed to make you feel there's hope for this old world yet.
Jan 6, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Stuff These Stockings (Please) Stuff These Stockings (Please)
Another holiday season--and only a year after the last one. How did that happen?
Dec 16, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Stop Crying, Start Working Stop Crying, Start Working
How long did it take Republicans to write their thank-you note to the Christian right? About five minutes.
Dec 2, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Earthly Rewards for the Christian Voter Earthly Rewards for the Christian Voter
Sitting alone in a classroom at a Catholic all-boys high school this weekend (don't ask), I passed the time by browsing through the health textbooks stacked on the window sill.
Nov 18, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Mary Cheney, Mary Cheney Mary Cheney, Mary Cheney
Reservists mutiny in Iraq, old people keel over standing in line for flu shots and all sorts of cats leap out of Bush's bag of secrets: According to Ron Suskind's revelatory New ...
Oct 22, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Roe = Dred Roe = Dred
Many viewers were puzzled when, toward the end of the second debate, George W. Bush answered a question about Supreme Court nominees by referring to the Dred Scott case.
Oct 14, 2004 / Katha Pollitt