Kirsten Powers

Illiberal feminists turn simple ideological disagreements, whether about the federal budget or the Second Amendment or anything else, into excuses to engage…

— Kirsten Powers

Within the paradigm of Democratic politics, even though people probably think I'm a centrist, I'm more a liberal, except for abortion.

— Kirsten Powers

Trump loves free speech only when he or his supporters are speaking.

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Protesters can't violate First Amendment rights. Only the government can do that.

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Women are often forced to maintain good relations with men who abuse them precisely because those men have power.

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If I had a dollar for every time somebody said, 'I don't understand: how can you be a Democrat and be a…

— Kirsten Powers

It's true that Americans are less than thrilled with President Obama and congressional Democrats. Their approval ratings are nothing to celebrate. But…

— Kirsten Powers

Women likely are rejecting Trump because they know the presidential race isn't just about taxes or ISIL or immigration. It's about their…

— Kirsten Powers

Bernie is a problem Hillary can't figure out how to solve, perhaps because he's not the problem. She is.

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Perhaps all of our anxiety is not caused by broken brains but by working nonstop, missing out on time with our friends…

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I've been harassed or on the receiving end of sexist and inappropriate behavior almost every place I've ever worked.

— Kirsten Powers

Trump may not like the fact that 20-plus anonymous sources provided the 'Times' with an unflattering portrait of his campaign, but that…

— Kirsten Powers

Donald Trump has a curious understanding of what freedom of speech means.

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I know I deal with it, I'm sure a lot of other people deal with it: you have that little funny dig…

— Kirsten Powers

People are really nice at Fox.

— Kirsten Powers

Women cannot be equal participants in a society that views sexual assault and sexual harassment the way Donald Trump and his defenders…

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In our pugilistic take-no-prisoners era, preaching grace toward those on the other side of the political fence is decidedly countercultural.

— Kirsten Powers

Strangely, while illiberal feminists treat conservative women as men in drag, men who identify as women are treated as women.

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White women are themselves oppressed and that they would therefore be able to align themselves with other oppressed people.

— Kirsten Powers

We need to get beyond the stereotypes. Palin has been cast as a right-wing nut job in the media, yet her actual…

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Men don't sexually assault women because they are lustful; they do it because they want to dominate, humiliate and abuse women. They…

— Kirsten Powers

Hypocrisy, something Jesus railed against, has become perhaps the most prominent feature of the religious right in the Trump era.

— Kirsten Powers

It's not hard to see how accusations against Trump as a racist and misogynist would be met with eye rolls and knowing…

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Frankly, the idea that exposed legs are some sort of sexual provocation is an argument one would expect to hear from a…

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In Trump's mind, women derive their primary value from how they look, which is probably why he owned a major beauty pageant…

— Kirsten Powers