Katha Pollitt

Columnist

@kathapollitt

Katha Pollitt is a columnist forĀ The Nation.

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

Mourn Mourn

Please.

Nov 4, 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

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