Monica Potts
Monica Potts is a writer based in Manassas, Virginia, and a fellow with the New America Foundation Asset Building Program.
Dating Teenage Girls Isn't Politically Toxic in the Bible Belt
Having grown up in heavily evangelical Arkansas, I'm not exactly shocked Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore is refusing to drop out of the race.
Blame Weinstein, Not Women
Our society doesn't understand female power, and that won't be cured even by the disgrace of one of the most influential men in the country.
The Single-Payer Problem Liberals Don't Want to Talk About
The health insurance bureaucracy Bernie Sanders wants to destroy creates jobs for a lot of low-income women who form a key part of the Democratic base.
Arkansas Is Fixated on Abortions No One Is Having
Despite rampant sexism in America, my home state seems to believe there's only one threat to women and girls: mothers who want to abort them.
How Trump's America Will Hurt Women
I used to have a science teacher who said that because women have an extra layer of fat on their bodies, they are better able to withstand hot dishwater than men. I fear this kind of thinking is about to go national.
What I Learned About My Father from Inheriting His Guns
After my dad died, I wanted nothing to do with his guns. Years later, they revealed a connection we never had in life.
