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Amanda Marcotte

Amanda Marcotte is a journalist, opinion writer, and author of two books on progressive politics. She originally hails from Texas, but now lives with all the other internet writers in Brooklyn.

Articles By Amanda Marcotte

National Review Writer Doubts the Power of the Bushmaster AR-15

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, at 10:39 AM ET

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California Judge Claims Rape Victim "Didn't Put Up a Fight"

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, at 11:44 AM ET

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University of Iowa Will Now Ask Incoming Students If They Are Gay

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at 12:30 PM ET

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Are Beauty Standards Higher for Men Now?

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, at 2:02 PM ET

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Justice Scalia Compares Sodomy to Murder

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, at 10:49 AM ET

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Why the Sexist Marriage Proposal Won't Go Away

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at 3:40 PM ET

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Despite Counter Evidence, Theory That Single Mothers Cause Crime Persists. And Persists.

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at 4:30 PM ET

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Don't Blame Brain Trauma for Jovan Belcher's Crime

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, at 10:10 AM ET

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Ross Douthat Wants You To Have More Babies, So Get to Work

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at 11:04 AM ET

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White Male Anger Finds an Outlet in Susan Rice

Amanda Marcotte | THE XX FACTOR | Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at 2:38 PM ET

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Amanda Marcotte

National Review Writer Doubts the Power of the Bushmaster AR-15

California Judge Claims Rape Victim "Didn't Put Up a Fight"

University of Iowa Will Now Ask Incoming Students If They Are Gay

Are Beauty Standards Higher for Men Now?

Justice Scalia Compares Sodomy to Murder

Why the Sexist Marriage Proposal Won't Go Away

Despite Counter Evidence, Theory That Single Mothers Cause Crime Persists. And Persists.

Don't Blame Brain Trauma for Jovan Belcher's Crime

Ross Douthat Wants You To Have More Babies, So Get to Work

White Male Anger Finds an Outlet in Susan Rice

From The Root & Foreign Policy