Broadsheet Weighs In on Katie Roiphe’s Essay

Katie Roiphe’s recent essay for DoubleX, on the narcotic effects of new motherhood, has generated quite a bit of heat in the blogosphere, with posts piling up from the New York Times’ "Idea of the Day" blog, from Jezebel, and from the Atlantic’s "Daily Dish," among others. I’ve been trying to keep up with the avalanche of comments on all these sites—and ours—and it’s a task that has proven fascinating and enervating in equal measures.

Yesterday afternoon, Salon’s Broadsheet published a roundtable on Roiphe’s piece. If you can stand to hear a little more on the subject, I highly recommend it—I think it’s the most balanced, thoughtful discussion I’ve come across so far. And the format—six short, self-contained essays—helps clarify and distill some of the thorny issues the piece and the subsequent debate has raised.