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Ann Friedman

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  1. on steubenville
    We’re Obsessed With Rape. Is It Helpful?Steubenville’s bystanders are villains — but everyone else is rubbernecking, too.
  2. the end of 2012
    The Year of the ‘Year of the Woman’America wanted 2012 to be about women. Was it?
  3. very sad things
    Teachers and Mothers: Our Real Heroes After TragedyIn the wake of Newtown, simply nurturing children still doesn’t earn the wealth, privilege, or respect it deserves.
  4. madam secretary
    The Hillary Clinton Catch-22To succeed, she needs to be liked; to be liked, she needs to temper her success.
  5. babyonomics
    The Decadence of ProcreationThe duchess is pregnant, but the rest of us can’t afford it. Reality-checking Ross Douthat’s call to fertility.
  6. domestic violence
    Why Hating Chris Brown Isn’t the Same As Supporting RihannaOn bearing witness to a cycle of violence.
  7. general disgrace
    Four Generals, Four Scandals, and a Sprawling Rape CaseHow the Petraeus affair helps a general accused of rape.
  8. pentagon of love
    How Mean Girls Explains the Petraeus ScandalE-mail snooping as “three-way calling attack.”
  9. election 2012
    Another ‘Year of the Woman’? Not So FastThey said this in 1992, too.
  10. election 2012
    What’s at Stake for Women on November 6?A battleground election guide.
  11. politics
    Mourdock’s Opponent Just the Lesser of Two EvilsHe’s a pro-life Democrat reducing women’s rights to a campaign stunt.
  12. politics
    Mitt Didn’t Ask for ‘Binders Full of Women,’ But He Should HaveHe didn’t ask for them. But he should have.
  13. martha raddatz
    This Woman Won the Biden-Ryan DebateMartha Raddatz didn’t steal the show. She ran it.
  14. funnynism
    A LOL of One’s OwnSorry, feminists are funny. Hashtags and all.
  15. career politics
    The Maternity Leave Arms RaceMarissa Mayer returns to work next week. Are working moms overcompensating?
  16. the opposite sexts
    Body Acceptance in the Age of the SelfieCan naked self-shots improve self-esteem?
  17. politics
    Mitt Romney and the End of MenHe’s a Cardboard Man.
  18. genital tales
    A Brief History of Magical Vaginas What Naomi Wolf has in common with Todd Akin and Diderot.
  19. gender politics
    Valerie Jarrett and the ‘Wears Many Hats’ TrapThe perils of doing everything.
  20. politics
    The Perks of Being a TokenIn a party of Clint Eastwoods, who notices one more? The GOP needs minority candidates more than they need the GOP.
  21. politics
    The ‘Penis Game’ in PoliticsYou know that game where little boys stand in a circle, shouting naughty words louder and louder? Republicans are doing that now.
  22. babymaking
    Tick-Tock, the Male Biological ClockWhy women are obsessed with studies about aging sperm.
  23. politics
    I Love You, Todd Akin. You Make Me Want to Put on a Balaclava and Riot.What it takes to make an American woman pull a Pussy Riot.
  24. politics
    Paul Ryan Is Your Annoying Libertarian Ex-BoyfriendIn the dating world, an infatuation with Ayn Rand is a red flag.