The XX Factor : 9/11

Her Story, My Memory: Another 9/11 Loss

Samantha Henig — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:41:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX writer KJ Dell'Antonia: Alissa Torres lived down the block from me on 9/11. We were working on being acquaintances. We were meant to turn into friends. Her husband worked in the wrong tall building; he died , mine didn't. There might...(read more)

Yes, we tortured. Who is responsible?

E.J. Graff — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:06:00 GMT

Emily, thank you for your post of last night about the torture memos . It's much easier to discuss singer-prodigies and puppy adoption than to think about the fact that the very highest levels of my government authorized—no, oversaw and urged —torture....(read more)

Outgoing Cheney Cheer

Susannah Breslin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:53:00 GMT

When I was a child, I was a huge fan of a series of books that featured small, soft, furry white creatures known as Moomins . Of course, not everything in Moominvalley was as nice as the Moomins. There was another character who came along every once in...(read more)

Do the Wright Thing: Don't We All Have Friends Who Are Nut Jobs?

Melinda Henneberger — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:17:00 GMT

The answer, my fellow Americans, is yes. Hillary Clinton, just for instance, has spent years cozying up to Nixon's old friend the Rev. Billy Graham. And yet what are the chances that she seconds Graham's feeling, caught on Nixon's tapes, that Jews are...(read more)

What's the Deal With Paul Krugman?

Melinda Henneberger — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:46:00 GMT

Wouldn't you love to know the back story on Paul Krugman's column today? Because without knowing that his real beef is that his wife can't stop singing "Yes, we can," or maybe that his idiot nephew won't shut up about how all the cool people are on the...(read more)

We Need To Talk

June Thomas — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:46:00 GMT

Melinda and Rachael, your recent posts about knee-jerk political assumptions and the trend toward only listening to people we agree with really resonated for me. In years past, I had no trouble finding my political tribe. As a lefty lesbian, I might occasionally...(read more)