Linda Hirshman is a retired professor of philosophy. She is the author of Get to Work: A Manifesto for Women of the World. She is writing a book about the gay revolution.

The Worst Governor for Women

The Worst Governor for Women

It's hard enough for domestic-violence victims to speak up in the best of circumstances. That's what makes the alleg...

Posted 10:59 PM | Mar 4, 2010
Meet the Mini-Palins

Meet the Mini-Palins

Sarah Palin may not be on the ballot this fall, but four candidates cast from her mold are mounting serious campaigns...

Posted 10:44 PM | Mar 1, 2010
The Bizarre Case Against Gay Marriage

The Bizarre Case Against Gay Marriage

As the Prop 8 case draws to a close in California, lawyers defending the gay- marriage ban offer a scary argument: an...

Posted 12:10 AM | Jan 29, 2010
Gay Marriages Great Hope

Gay Marriage's Great Hope

The gay-marriage case now unfolding in a San Francisco courtroom may be the most important battle between tradition...

Posted 11:07 PM | Jan 14, 2010