Articles filed under Estrich, Susan

• The platform of the partyAug 27, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: This platform wasn't adopted without Mitt Romney's advisers' participation. And if it was, it's a major sign of a weak nominee in trouble.
  

   

• “Legitimate rape” Aug 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: The much bigger problem with rape is not how many women report unfounded claims, but how many women are afraid to report at all — because of fear of repercussions from the perpetrator and because of fear of the punishment the system will inflict, especially with men like Todd Akin sitting on the jury.
  

   

• Looking to the time of no ‘women’s day’ Aug 13, 2012 12:00 AM
  But I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I see all these stories about the president addressing "women's issues" in order to get the "women's vote." Does it mean that every other day he is addressing "men's issues"?
  

   

• Money matters, but it’s not everything Aug 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: Worry about an enthusiasm gap for the president? Why not? The chattering class needs something to chatter about. But will money decide this election?
  

   

• Romney does it again Aug 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: Romney is on the road again, and his handlers must be wringing their hands and wishing he would stick to that script, after all, even if it's an SNL joke.
  

   

• Where Is Baltimore? Jul 30, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: I did something so unusual last week as to trigger the "fraud" section at my credit card company to freeze my account.
  

   

• Sally Ride's determination changed the worldJul 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: Thanks to Sally Ride's courage, her determination, her genius and spunk, the world changed. The question is: How much?
  

   

• The 33rd time around Jul 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: Earlier this month, the House of Representatives, in a colossal waste of time, voted for the 33rd time to repeal President Obama's health care plan.
  

   

• Trouble in the middle Jul 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: While kids at the top have been subject to enormous attention, and kids at the bottom have been subject to enormous attention because of debates about whether they should be promoted even when they lack basic skills, kids in the middle just slip by.
  

   

• Back in the USA Jul 8, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: For many people, the Fourth of July is just a day off, a day for a barbecue or maybe a day for your kids to roll their eyes as their mom describes her old blue Columbia bike. But for me, it will always be more.
  

   

• Supreme politics Jul 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: The president's speech reacting to the ruling was one of the first times I've heard him carefully, succinctly and convincingly explain everything that is good about the bill.
  

   

• Death be not proud Jun 28, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: When I was younger and someone my age died, I would dismiss it as a fluke (a rare disease) or a result of dangerous choices or the wages of war. But as you get older, the fluke excuse disappears.
  

   

• President Obama’s great bad week Jun 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: The truth is that many Democratic insiders, notwithstanding the very insecure economy, have been feeling a little more secure than they should.
  

   

• Why the ‘old country’ is best left behindJun 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: I have never seen so many mirrors in a hotel room before. There is not an iron to be found. I have a $35 fruit cocktail on the roof. It's fine. The view is amazing. The view from my room is a pile of garbage.
  

   

• Taking the rule of law for granted Jun 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: It is not easy to create the rule of law in a country that never had it. It is not easy to convince people that there can be such a thing as an impartial judiciary
  

   

• Politics shouldn’t be boring May 28, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: People around the world are willing to fight and die for the right to participate in the political process, even as millions of us change the station.
  

   

• Dealing with life’s disappointments May 20, 2012 12:00 AM
  There are things you just cant change, and you confront them on big days like graduation. And there are things you can change, and you will.
  

   

• Who’s on first? May 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: If Romneys going to win in November, he should be ahead right now. And he isnt.
  

   

• Campaign an adventure for Newt Apr 30, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: I was rooting for Newt Gingrich, at least to stay in the race, because he made it not only a fun race, but also a better one.
  

   

• How dumb can you be? Apr 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Columnist Susan Estrich: The women who sell their bodies, and the women who work with the men who buy them, have pretty easily understood economic reasons for doing what they do. What Ive never really understood are the men.