Mary Katharine Ham

My kids are awesome.

— Mary Katharine Ham

I like football.

— Mary Katharine Ham

I'm just worried about the unintended consequences of the laws.

— Mary Katharine Ham

TV images are powerful and sometimes unfair.

— Mary Katharine Ham

I had to relearn my bravery after my husband died.

— Mary Katharine Ham

Calm, censorious mobs are still censorious mobs.

— Mary Katharine Ham

Trump attacks the media because trust in media is low.

— Mary Katharine Ham

I'm a little bit obsessed with Halloween.

— Mary Katharine Ham

My personality is such that I just kind of go with the flow.

— Mary Katharine Ham

There are injustices in the world. Life isn't fair.

— Mary Katharine Ham

Women are more likely to take a job that pays less to gain flexibility and work-life balance. I've done it myself many…

— Mary Katharine Ham

Ask anyone the best part of the classic comedy, 'My Cousin Vinny,' and they'll likely say Mona Lisa Vito.

— Mary Katharine Ham

When you lose someone, you go through a lot of metaphors. Our vocabulary falters in the face of death.

— Mary Katharine Ham

Protecting free speech is literally inclusion. Not protecting free speech rights is literally exclusion of certain viewpoints.

— Mary Katharine Ham

I always had overlapping social circles with different ideological groups and different activist groups.

— Mary Katharine Ham

It's important to the country for the gulf between many American voters and the people who cover them to get smaller.

— Mary Katharine Ham

Economic populism was, pre-Trump, a Midwestern Democrat's bread and butter.

— Mary Katharine Ham

I am a happy person, and I'm not prone to depression, and I've been thankful for that.

— Mary Katharine Ham

The coronavirus is serving up a rare and tragic mix of grief, drastic life changes, and economic stress to a huge swath…

— Mary Katharine Ham

The Prince of Egypt' was lauded for its voice acting, and with good reason. The cast is a bunch of A-listers in…

— Mary Katharine Ham

My husband died in a cycling accident in a race to benefit cancer research. I lost my partner, I lost his contribution…

— Mary Katharine Ham

College students overwhelmingly support free speech in the abstract, but when it comes to the real world, they are accepting of restrictions…

— Mary Katharine Ham

It was a long-cultivated brand of school funding and alignment with teachers unions that earned Democrats' trust on the issue of education.

— Mary Katharine Ham

Sometimes, people don't believe me when I say the schools in much of the U.S. were closed for a year. If you…

— Mary Katharine Ham

I'll take any opportunity to make costumes for my daughters and me, and it makes Halloween a weeklong bonanza of multiple costumes,…

— Mary Katharine Ham

When you come from the school of pat-on-the-head public policy for minorities - as Joe Biden does - I guess maybe it…

— Mary Katharine Ham

I grew up in a cross-town newspaper battle - one of the few left in a news climate where chains had bought…

— Mary Katharine Ham

I'm not a fan of Dylan's music, per se, but I'm not a hater. I like the American folk music tradition, and…

— Mary Katharine Ham

Why is it always liberals who seem so genuinely, overtly surprised when black candidates are viable candidates, and in their surprise, evoke…

— Mary Katharine Ham

The world has a rich tradition of leaders who fancy themselves smart enough to determine what the people should and shouldn't hear,…

— Mary Katharine Ham

In the past, it's been possible to say that calls for repeal of the Second Amendment or widespread gun bans and confiscation…

— Mary Katharine Ham

Despite the hype, Equal Pay Day is, at best, a simplistic understanding of the factors that create wage differences. At worst, it's…

— Mary Katharine Ham

I asked that my friends and family hold me accountable for living life unafraid. A traumatic loss meant that I was primed…

— Mary Katharine Ham

Some folks ask me what the transition was like from NASCAR reporter to political reporter. It's easy. In one, you try to…

— Mary Katharine Ham

I have a very serious contrarian streak.

— Mary Katharine Ham

I know Duke's magnolia-carpeted campus and gray, gothic towers.

— Mary Katharine Ham

Tolerating risk for my kids is tough, but vital, so I practice.

— Mary Katharine Ham

I am a very social person, but not a planner.

— Mary Katharine Ham

I don't usually watch awards shows.

— Mary Katharine Ham

The Real Housewives' franchise is unabashedly lowbrow, and that is the secret to its success.

— Mary Katharine Ham