AMONG THE GODDESSES. I appeared on bloggingheads.tv Tuesday with Ann Althouse, and while we had a lot to disagree about, we were mostly in accord in our criticism of TAP contributor Linda Hirshman‘s op-ed in the Sunday Washington Post on women, voting and Senator Clinton. Hirshman responded on her blog, accusing both us of reading only half an article, and me in particular of falling under Althouse’s spell: “perhaps goddesses have some hypnotic effect on policy wonks.” I had intended to write something about the piece before taping bloggingheads, but didn’t have time to, so now that Althouse’s powerful spell has worn off, let me offer a less chatty response.

Ann Friedman is a columnist for New York magazine’s website and for the Columbia Journalism Review. She also makes pie charts for The Hairpin and Los Angeles magazine. Her work has appeared in ELLE, Esquire, Newsweek, The Observer, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and many other outlets. She lives in Los Angeles, but travels so often the best place to find her is online at annfriedman.com. Follow @annfriedman