Andrea Grimes
By Andrea Grimes:
Brett Kavanaugh and the Terrifying Logic of the Boys’ Club
A Feminist Literary Classic Gets a Timely Reissue, and it’s Still Maddeningly Relevant
How many times do women have to write this book before someone takes us seriously?
Nearly four decades after she penned it, Joanna Russ’ How to Suppress Women’s Writing has just been reissued by the University of Texas Press, and it’s as timely as ever. That’s the problem. The book is exhausting and wry and … Read More
The Laugh Ceiling: A New Book on Women Comics Misses the Show
Hysterical! builds a big tent for women in American comedy, but stops short of looking forward at some of the most innovative work.
My reward, earlier this year, for convincing myself it would be worthwhile to find some stage time at a stand-up comedy open mic in San Francisco, was a beer that came courtesy of a sympathetic bartender. Or maybe it was … Read More
Red is the New Orange: Handmaids Bring More than Just Silence to the Abortion Fight
The grassroots group of reproductive justice activists have seized a terrifying political moment and created a defiant act of pop-cultural resistance.
In white bonnets and bright-red robes, they sit silently in protest as lawmakers usher in yet another bill that will make it harder for Texans to access abortion. Single-file, they shuffle through the halls of the Capitol, eyes on their … Read More
Seize the Trumpportunity! President Offers Both Parties Chance to Reinvent Themselves
Democrats and Republicans should treat this new administration as a soul-searching opportunity to return to their principles.
I remember the first time I wrote a letter to John Cornyn, probably 10 years ago. The issue was abortion, and I asked the senator to consider the possibility that women know their own bodies better than the government does. … Read More
Guys Get Off Free with Tinderholt’s Abortion Ban
Tinderholt wants to police what 'consenting adults' do in the bedroom, but his bill only puts one of those consenting adults behind bars: the pregnant one.
Tinderholt wants to police what “consenting adults” do in the bedroom, but his bill only puts one of those consenting adults behind bars: the pregnant one. Read More
Texans: You Are Your Legislators’ Boss, Now Act Like It
A Texas legislator seeks to make divorce inaccessible, while ignoring Texans' real problems...
Matt Krause, and so many of his fellow lawmakers who’ve been hired to make Texas government less intrusive, could use a little bossing around. Don’t be afraid to do it. Read More
This Outpouring of Empathy from Trump Supporters is Simply Too Much
I get that the GOP wants to understand why it lost the popular vote in an effort to build bridges with the frustrated majority it must now govern, but my emotions are still raw.
I get that the GOP wants to understand why it lost the popular vote in an effort to build bridges with the frustrated majority it must now govern, but my emotions are still raw. Read More
The Texas Miracle #31: Goodnight and Good Luck, Y’all!
On the podcast: Host Andrea Grimes signs off on our final episode, and Texpat listeners call in to tell us what they miss most about the Lone Star State.
On the podcast: Host Andrea Grimes signs off on our final episode, and Texpat listeners call in to tell us what they miss most about the Lone Star State. Read More
The Texas Miracle #30: ‘I’ve Got a Bone to Pick With This Democratic Process’
On the podcast: What the heck just happened, y'all? We debrief with a miffed British journalist and contemplate the future of abortion access under Trump.
On the podcast: What the heck just happened, y'all? We debrief with a miffed British journalist and contemplate the future of abortion access under Trump. Read More