Phallic Balloons Against the War Phallic Balloons Against the War
Who says there's nothing new under the sun?
Mar 6, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Not Too Late? Not Too Late?
The February 15 demonstration in New York was huge, exciting, exhilarating--despite the weather (brrrr) and the heavy hand of the NYPD (see below).
Feb 20, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Poetry Makes Nothing Happen? Ask Laura Bush Poetry Makes Nothing Happen? Ask Laura Bush
So Laura Bush will not, after all, be discussing the works of Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes with a selected group of American poets at the White House on Fe...
Feb 6, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
The Smiths Go to Washington The Smiths Go to Washington
My friend Ruth Rosen, who writes a terrific column for the San Francisco Chronicle, advised her readers to go to the antiwar marches organized by International ANSWER but to ta...
Jan 23, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
They Know When You Are Sleeping They Know When You Are Sleeping
One of my cherished childhood memories is of my petite, polite mother closing the front door firmly on two hulking FBI agents who wanted to come in and ask her questions.
Jan 9, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
It’s That Time Again… It’s That Time Again…
What a rotten year!
Dec 18, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
As Miss World Turns As Miss World Turns
The war between religious fanaticism and secular modernity is fought over women's bodies.
Dec 5, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Raise a Glass to the Stay-at-Home Voter? Raise a Glass to the Stay-at-Home Voter?
Raise a Glass to the Stay-at-Home Voter? How dismal was election night 2002?
Nov 21, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Letter to an Ex-Contrarian Letter to an Ex-Contrarian
Dear Christopher,
Nov 7, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Can You Spell Cannon Fodder? Can You Spell Cannon Fodder?
The New York City public school system doesn't have the money, time or organizational skills to make sure every child has a dictionary--or a desk.
Oct 24, 2002 / Column / Katha Pollitt