The XX Factor : Katie Couric

Sandra Day and Feminist Foils

Jessica Grose — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:51:00 GMT

Emily, I've been mulling over your question all morning : Does it matter that Sandra Day O'Connor won't call herself a feminist? My gut instinct is that actions speak louder than words, and as a feminist I would vastly prefer better work policies for...(read more)

Convicted Rapists Serving in the Army and Marines

Jessica Grose — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:13:00 GMT

CBS News has discovered that both the Army and the Marines have given "moral waivers" to men who have been convicted of rape and sexual assault — related felonies — despite an initial denial from the principal undersecretary of defense for personnel and...(read more)

Flailing Like an Alaska Salmon

Dana Stevens — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:43:00 GMT

Damn, man, whatever happened to Schadenfreude ? Isn’t anyone here going to enjoy seeing Sarah Palin struggle tonight? God knows I can identify with the sympathy angle —I once gave a job talk at Brown that felt, from my end, a lot like that Katie Couric...(read more)

Palin and Privacy

Dahlia Lithwick — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:10:00 GMT

A lot of liberal bloggers are crowing this morning about Sarah Palin's concession to Katie Couric that the Constitution protects a right to privacy . I don't think that's nearly the monster gotcha they seem to believe. Couric asked "Do you think there's...(read more)

Judgement Deficit

Marjorie Valbrun — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:57:00 GMT

E.J. thanks for sharing Katie Couric's interview with Sarah Palin. All I have to say is OMG indeed! If this election weren't so serious, John McCain's pick would be one continuing laugh riot. I have lost all respect for him, not just because of Palin...(read more)

It's Tough at the Top

Emily Yoffe — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:23:00 GMT

CBS anchor Katie Couric, in Israel covering the Obama foreign tour, gave an interview to Haaretz in which she discussed being a TV anchor: "I find myself in the last bastion of male dominance, and realizing what Hillary Clinton might have realized not...(read more)