The XX Factor : press conference

Can This Marriage Be Saved?

Marjorie Valbrun — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:45:00 GMT

Emily , I agree with you that Jenny Sanford should stop talking to the media. When a husband describes his affair with another woman not as a regrettable indiscretion but as “a love story” and refers to said woman as his “soul mate” and to his wife as...(read more)

Reactions to Mark Sanford from Around the Web, Plus Video

Jessica Grose — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:59:00 GMT

Mark Sanford's shocking presser from this afternoon is all anyone can talk about. Salon's Gary Kamiya admires Sanford for going off-script , and describes the Governor's confession as "so intimate it was almost unwatchable." Politico is reporting that...(read more)

“That Whole Sparking Thing”

Dahlia Lithwick — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:53:00 GMT

Hanna and Meghan , I guess that’s your answer to your debate about the pitfalls of the boring old “companionate marriage.” To hear Mark Sanford tell it, one day you’re home digging holes in the yard ... (To read the rest of this post , visit our new website...(read more)