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In any event, the proper question isn't what a journalist thinks is relevant but what his or her audience thinks is relevant. Denying people... →
They can't take your house and give it to the mayor's mistress, even if they pay you for it. But they can, apparently, take your house and... →
The case decided on Thursday, though, seemed promising to takings fans because it wasn't about compensation. It was about the requirement that... →
In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward women that is not acceptable in a politician.... →
So the danger of conservative judicial activism has been averted for another year. Stay tuned.
A Supreme Court decision that concessions of this sort were unconstitutional would have taken them off the table and actually increased the effective... →
He hasn't said whether he remembers the episode itself - or, if he doesn't, whether that is because it never happened or because it happened... →
It wouldn't be fair to say that conservatives cherish property the way liberals cherish equality. But it would be fair to say that the takings... →
One answer is that the town's elected officials thought that the project served a public purpose and that the various subsidies and favors were... →
A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.
He's nice enough not to want to be associated with a nasty remark but not nice enough not to make it. Lacking the courage of one's nastiness... →
In those days, the late 1970s, one of the leading politicians was a soon-to-be uncle by marriage of Arnold Schwarzenegger, named Ted Kennedy.
The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges to start throwing... →
Kinsley gaffe List of newspaper columnists