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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

Waving the Flag Waving the Flag

All right, so maybe Howard Dean could have thought of a better way of reaching out to white Southern men than saying he wanted "to be the candidate for guys with Confederate fl...

Nov 13, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

There They Go Again There They Go Again

Why is it that "think pieces" about women and work and kids and marriage always leave one suspecting that the minute these corporate-lawyers-turned-stay-at-home-moms hang up th...

Oct 30, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Is the Pope Crazy? Is the Pope Crazy?

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Oct 16, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

After You, My Dear Alphonse After You, My Dear Alphonse

What's the matter with conservatives? Why can't they relax and be happy? They have the White House, both houses of Congress, the majority of governorships and more money than G...

Oct 2, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Governor Groper? Governor Groper?

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Sep 18, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Stacked Decalogue Stacked Decalogue

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Sep 4, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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