Katha Pollitt

ARTICLES BY Katha Pollitt

2006
Betty Friedan, 1921-2006 Katha Pollitt | Betty Friedan lived a big life and wrote a big book that helped change our world, in every way, for the better. February 27, 2006 issue Prochoice Puritans Katha Pollitt | As prochoicers seek to reframe their arguments, injecting more moralism into the antiabortion debate will not keep abortion legal and accessible. February 13, 2006 issue		Girls Against Boys? Katha Pollitt | Women now outnumber men at colleges and universities, but higher education has not become the fluffy pink playpen of feminism that some conservatives envision. January 30, 2006 issue

2005
It Wasn't All Bad Katha Pollitt | Bush is on the defensive. The GOP is mired in corruption. The media are waking up. Civil liberties are beginning to matter. See? Good things did happen in 2005. January 9, 2006 issue Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, Early Edition Katha Pollitt | Tsunami. Hurricane. Earthquake. War. Poverty. Injustice. It's been a tough year, but here's a list of extraordinary groups who deserve a place on your holiday gift list. December 12, 2005 issue The World According to Dowd Katha Pollitt | Maureen Dowd has done her best to declare feminism dead. But by insisting that men are scared of spunky successful women, it doesn't occur to her that she is promoting, rather than reporting on, the problem she describes. November 28, 2005 issue Madam President, Madam President Katha Pollitt | As the backlash against women gets daily more open and absurd, our real-life female politicians seem paralyzed. It's up to television now: Run, Geena, run! November 14, 2005 issue If Not Miers, Who? Katha Pollitt | Dear Karl Rove: Just in case Harriet Miers doesn't work out, why not nominate me? October 31, 2005 issue Desperate Housewives of the Ivy League? Katha Pollitt | Why does the New York Times feel compelled to perpetuate the myth that smart, striving women are increasingly opting out of a career to be stay-at-home moms? October 17, 2005 issue Letters Our Readers, Steve Brodner & Katha Pollitt October 10, 2005 issue Intelligible Design Katha Pollitt | Intellectually, scientifically, even artistically, fundamentalism is a road to nowhere, because it insists on fidelity to revealed truths that are not true. October 3, 2005 issue Grassroots Charities Need Your Help Katha Pollitt | Progressive, grassroots charities on the Gulf Coast are poised to help hurricane victims. Here's a list of groups that need your donations. September 19, 2005 (web) Theocracy Lite Katha Pollitt | How can women be equal before Islamic law, according to which they are unequal? September 19, 2005 issue Feminists for (Fetal) Life Katha Pollitt | Feminists for Life fails to acknowledge women as moral agents. And in that sense, they aren't feminists at all. August 29, 2005 issue Should Roe Go? Katha Pollitt | Should pro-choicers just give up and let Roe go? August 1, 2005 issue Letters Our Readers & Katha Pollitt July 18, 2005 issue		If the Frame Fits... Katha Pollitt | Reframing abortion takes the issue out of its real-life context, which is the experience of women. July 11, 2005 issue Brooklyn Prof in Godless Shocker Katha Pollitt | People who believe in academic freedom should denounce CUNY's treatment of an atheist professor. June 27, 2005 issue Stiffed Katha Pollitt | Thanks to the wonders of reproductive science, you too can have a virgin birth. June 13, 2005 issue Virginity or Death! Katha Pollitt | Is the threat of cervical cancer at age 60 really keeping teenage girls virgins? May 30, 2005 issue Practice What You Preach Katha Pollitt | Forget common ground--it's time to divide up the country. May 16, 2005 issue Andrea Dworkin, 1946-2005 Katha Pollitt | I never thought I would miss unfair, infuriating, over-the-top Andrea Dworkin. May 2, 2005 issue Backward Christian Soldiers Katha Pollitt April 18, 2005 issue Invisible Women Katha Pollitt April 4, 2005 issue The Cheese Stands Alone Katha Pollitt March 21, 2005 issue Letters Our Readers, Katha Pollitt & Graham Usher March 7, 2005 issue Summers of Our Discontent Katha Pollitt | As the saying goes, behind every successful woman is a man who is surprised. Harvard president Larry Summers apparently is that man. February 21, 2005 issue Jesus to the Rescue? Katha Pollitt February 7, 2005 issue Bittersweet Bomblets Katha Pollitt January 24, 2005 issue

2004
Stuff These Stockings (Please) Katha Pollitt January 3, 2005 issue Stop Crying, Start Working Katha Pollitt | How long did it take Republicans to write their thank-you note to the Christian right? About five minutes. December 20, 2004 issue Earthly Rewards for the Christian Voter Katha Pollitt | Has the Christian right really so little to show for its self-sacrifice? December 6, 2004 issue Mourn Katha Pollitt November 22, 2004 issue Mary Cheney, Mary Cheney Katha Pollitt | The Mary Cheney gaffe is like the "Dean scream"--a blip, a nothing, a wisp that the GOP wind machine wants to whip into a tornado of outrage. November 8, 2004 issue Roe = Dred Katha Pollitt November 1, 2004 issue Bush's Court Picks: Be Afraid. Very Afraid. Katha Pollitt October 25, 2004 issue Fox Hunts Student Voters Katha Pollitt October 11, 2004 issue The Girlie Vote Katha Pollitt | Since when are women--51 percent of the population--a special interest? September 27, 2004 issue Bush Bashers & the Bashers Who Bash Them Katha Pollitt | It's a stretch to suggest that the anti-Bush advocates are the lefty equivalent of the hard-right disinformation machine. September 13, 2004 issue Let's Not Devalue Ourselves Katha Pollitt | It is a mistake to give the right a monopoly on values by agreeing with them in a half-baked, yes-but, wishy-washy way. August 16, 2004 issue Moore 1, Media 0 Katha Pollitt | The film should make the media blush for its torpor and fake judiciousness and embedment with the Administration. July 19, 2004 issue Sex and the Stepford Wife Katha Pollitt July 5, 2004 issue		Desperately Seeking Health Insurance Katha Pollitt June 21, 2004 issue Do You Feel a Draft? Katha Pollitt | The main effect of bringing back the draft would be to further militarize the nation. June 7, 2004 issue Show & Tell in Abu Ghraib Katha Pollitt | The fact is, whatever the reason or excuse, the United States has just lost its last remaining rationale for the misbegotten invasion of Iraq. May 24, 2004 issue Down and Out in Texas Katha Pollitt | Did you know that since January 1, women in Texas have not been able to obtain abortions from the sixteenth week of pregnancy on? May 10, 2004 issue Pregnant and Dangerous Katha Pollitt | This is what we've come to in America: failure to produce a live, healthy, non-drug-exposed baby can land you in prison. April 26, 2004 issue Pull Over, NASCAR Dads Katha Pollitt April 12, 2004 issue Letters Our Readers, Katha Pollitt & Jennifer Baumgardner April 5, 2004 issue The Protocols of Mel Gibson Katha Pollitt March 29, 2004 issue Toothpaste, Cough Drops, Aspirin, Contraception Katha Pollitt March 15, 2004 issue Kristof to the Rescue? Katha Pollitt | Nicholas Kristof is once again accusing American feminists of ignoring Third World women and girls. March 1, 2004 issue Judy, Judy, Judy Katha Pollitt February 16, 2004 issue Lost in Space Katha Pollitt | Life is full of mysteries and space is such an expensive one. February 2, 2004 issue

2003
Good News for Women Katha Pollitt January 12, 2004 issue Who Needs Christmas? They Do! Katha Pollitt December 29, 2003 issue Adam and Steve--Together at Last Katha Pollitt December 15, 2003 issue Waving the Flag Katha Pollitt December 1, 2003 issue There They Go Again Katha Pollitt November 17, 2003 issue Is the Pope Crazy? Katha Pollitt November 3, 2003 issue After You, My Dear Alphonse Katha Pollitt | What's the matter with conservatives? Why can't they relax and be happy? October 20, 2003 issue Governor Groper? Katha Pollitt October 6, 2003 issue Stacked Decalogue Katha Pollitt September 22, 2003 issue Letters Our Readers, Katha Pollitt & Patrick Seale September 22, 2003 issue Selling Dean Short Katha Pollitt September 1, 2003 issue For Whom the Poll Tolls Katha Pollitt August 4, 2003 issue Lost Innocents Katha Pollitt | Would Bernard Baran be convicted today? July 14, 2003 issue		Blond Ambition Katha Pollitt June 30, 2003 issue White Lies Katha Pollitt June 16, 2003 issue Bah, Humbug Katha Pollitt | Bashing moral laxity was a popular and profitable line of tripe that made Reagan's Education Secretary and Bush Sr.'s drug czar a millionaire many times over. June 2, 2003 issue Weapons of Mass Delusion? Katha Pollitt | Is it OK for the government to lie as long as things go well? May 19, 2003 issue Pride and Prejudice Katha Pollitt | How do we know the economy is in bad shape? Unemployed white male hotshots are back in the news. May 5, 2003 issue In the Waiting Room Katha Pollitt | The smoke and mirrors of "partial-birth abortion" language may be used to limit many common abortion procedures. April 21, 2003 issue War. What Is It Good For? Katha Pollitt April 7, 2003 issue Phallic Balloons Against the War Katha Pollitt | March 3 saw the emergence of a new kind of protest against war. March 24, 2003 issue Not Too Late? Katha Pollitt | The February 15 demonstration in New York was huge, exciting, exhilarating. March 10, 2003 issue Poetry Makes Nothing Happen? Ask Laura Bush Katha Pollitt | So much for democracy, free speech and vigorous discussion. February 24, 2003 issue The Smiths Go to Washington Katha Pollitt | Nothing beats just getting out there and making the antiwar movement visible. February 10, 2003 issue They Know When You Are Sleeping Katha Pollitt | In the wake of September 11, spying on citizens is back in all its careless glory. January 27, 2003 issue

2002
It's That Time Again... Katha Pollitt January 6, 2003 issue As Miss World Turns Katha Pollitt December 23, 2002 issue The Hitchens-Pollitt Papers Katha Pollitt & Christopher Hitchens December 16, 2002 issue Raise a Glass to the Stay-at-Home Voter? Katha Pollitt December 9, 2002 issue Letter to an Ex-Contrarian Katha Pollitt | What kind of contrarian leaves a column because too many of the readers disagree with him? November 25, 2002 issue Can You Spell Cannon Fodder? Katha Pollitt November 11, 2002 issue Dems Roll Over, Film at 11 Katha Pollitt | Narrow political calculation gives us the phenomenon of politicians hot for war even as polls show that the voters want to wait. October 28, 2002 issue Beyond Good and Evil Katha Pollitt October 14, 2002 issue Slut Patrol Katha Pollitt September 30, 2002 issue Join the EC E-mail Campaign Katha Pollitt | The main barrier to EC use is that most women don't know what it is. September 16, 2002 issue An Open Letter About Emergency Contraception Katha Pollitt & Jennifer Baumgardner September 2, 2002 (web) Israel, There and Here Katha Pollitt | One can be overwhelmed with horror at suicide bombers and still realize that Israeli government policies are a disaster in the making. August 19, 2002 issue School's Out Katha Pollitt July 22, 2002 issue		Ashcroft [heart] Iran Katha Pollitt July 8, 2002 issue Special Rights for the Godly? Katha Pollitt June 24, 2002 issue And Another Thing... Katha Pollitt June 10, 2002 issue Regressive Progressive? Katha Pollitt May 27, 2002 issue Backlash Babies Katha Pollitt | More equality and support, not lowered expectations is what women need at work and at home. May 13, 2002 issue Four Rms, Rent Slashed, Sad Vu Katha Pollitt April 29, 2002 issue Adventures in Book Reviewing Katha Pollitt April 15, 2002 issue God Changes Everything Katha Pollitt April 1, 2002 issue Justice, Not So Swift Katha Pollitt March 18, 2002 issue Egg on the Brain Katha Pollitt March 4, 2002 issue Pierre Bourdieu, 1930-2002 Katha Pollitt February 18, 2002 issue $hotgun Weddings Katha Pollitt February 4, 2002 issue

2001
Pennies in the Hat Katha Pollitt December 31, 2001 issue After the Taliban Katha Pollitt December 17, 2001 issue Autumn in New York Katha Pollitt December 3, 2001 issue Victory Gardens?! Katha Pollitt November 19, 2001 issue War and Peace Katha Pollitt November 5, 2001 issue Where Are the Women? Katha Pollitt | Now more than ever, RAWA, which opposes both the Taliban and the Northern Alliance as violent, lawless, misogynistic and antidemocratic, deserves attention and support. October 22, 2001 issue Put Out No Flags Katha Pollitt October 8, 2001 issue Send in the Clones... Our Readers & Katha Pollitt October 8, 2001 issue Summer Follies Katha Pollitt September 17, 2001 issue Baby, It's Cold Inside! Katha Pollitt August 20, 2001 issue It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's... Superclone? Katha Pollitt July 23, 2001 issue Forward to the Past Katha Pollitt July 9, 2001 issue		Mad Bad Ads Katha Pollitt June 25, 2001 issue Cold Comfort Katha Pollitt June 11, 2001 issue Happy Mother's Day Katha Pollitt May 28, 2001 issue Childcare Scare Katha Pollitt May 14, 2001 issue Analyze This Katha Pollitt April 30, 2001 issue This Warning May Be Hazardous to Your Health Katha Pollitt April 16, 2001 issue Letters to the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives Katha Pollitt April 2, 2001 issue Anti-Catholic? Round Two Katha Pollitt March 19, 2001 issue Vaginal Politics Katha Pollitt | If feminists don't talk about sex in a fun, accessible, inspiring, nonpuritanical way, who will? March 5, 2001 issue No Olive Branch Katha Pollitt | Now is the time to be passionate, clever, original and urgent. February 19, 2001 issue Hello Larry, Thanks! John Katha Pollitt February 5, 2001 issue Happy New Year Katha Pollitt January 22, 2001 issue

2000
This Is Your Country on Drugs Katha Pollitt January 1, 2001 issue Down for the Count Katha Pollitt December 18, 2000 issue Antichoice Intimidation Katha Pollitt December 11, 2000 issue Divorce, American Style Our Readers & Katha Pollitt December 4, 2000 issue Don't Blame Ralph Katha Pollitt | If Gore loses the White House he'll have no one but himself to blame. November 20, 2000 issue What Do They Want? Katha Pollitt November 6, 2000 issue Social Pseudoscience Katha Pollitt October 23, 2000 issue Presidential Politics, Cont'd., Cont'd. Katha Pollitt October 9, 2000 issue Freedom From Religion, ¡Si! Katha Pollitt September 18, 2000 issue Reasonable Questions Katha Pollitt July 24, 2000 issue		The Moral Property of Women Katha Pollitt July 10, 2000 issue Moms to NRA: Grow Up! Katha Pollitt June 12, 2000 issue Underground Against the Taliban Katha Pollitt May 29, 2000 issue Dr. Laura, Be Quiet! Katha Pollitt May 15, 2000 issue Progressive Presidential Politics (Continued) Katha Pollitt April 17, 2000 issue Saint Ralph and the Dragon Our Readers & Katha Pollitt April 10, 2000 issue Cemetery Road Katha Pollitt March 20, 2000 issue Justice for Bernard Baran Katha Pollitt February 21, 2000 issue Home Discomforts Katha Pollitt January 24, 2000 issue

1999
Prosecuting Innocence Katha Pollitt December 13, 1999 issue Anti-Choice, Anti-Child Katha Pollitt November 15, 1999 issue Catholic Bashing? Katha Pollitt November 1, 1999 issue 'Finality' or Justice? Katha Pollitt October 18, 1999 issue Polymaritally Perverse Katha Pollitt October 4, 1999 issue Weird Science Katha Pollitt September 20, 1999 issue Natural Born Killers Katha Pollitt July 26, 1999 issue		Depression Confession Katha Pollitt June 28, 1999 issue A Bronx Tale Katha Pollitt June 14, 1999 issue Humanitarian, All Too Humanitarian Katha Pollitt May 31, 1999 issue Women's Rights: As the World Turns Katha Pollitt March 29, 1999 issue Re: Juanita Broaddrick Katha Pollitt March 22, 1999 issue The People vs. Larry Flynt? Katha Pollitt February 1, 1999 issue

1998
The Strange Case of Baby M Katha Pollitt May 23, 1987 issue