The XX Factor : Bill Bishop

A Single Sock in the Big Sort

Melinda Henneberger — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:48:00 GMT

Can I just say I am loving reading Bill Bishop on Slate ? Every song is a dance. Today, however, my already acute " Big Sort " confusion grows as he explains that conservatives are more apt to be neat freaks while liberals, who rarely iron, can go weeks...(read more)

Slice and Dice, and Then Dice Some More

Emily Bazelon — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:32:00 GMT

I really appreciate Bill Bishop's well-argued point in Slate today that there is no women's vote, or even white women's vote, at stake in this election. The idea is that the categories are too broad to be meaningful; even two women of the same race and...(read more)

Carolyn Maloney Does Fine on Colbert (And Why, Again, Do I Care?)

Melinda Henneberger — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:38:00 GMT

Was Carolyn Maloney not adorable on Colbert last night? She has a new book out, Rumors of our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated , about how little the wage gap has narrowed over the years—and what is the glass ceiling made of, Plexiglas? But Maloney...(read more)