Syndicated Columns

ESTRICH: Susan Mary Riley, we’ll miss you

Susan Estrich

It’s her voice that I keep hearing in my head. “Susan,” she would say, in that quiet, commanding tone she had, before explaining something to me: how to deal with the Irish boys in politics in the ‘80s, what to do about a...... Full story

SULLUM: Is that a spy in your pocket?

In January, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that tracking a suspect’s movements by attaching a GPS transmitter to his car counts as a “search” under the Fourth Amendment. But because the majority opinion emphasized the physical...... Full story

CHAPMAN: Nuclear terrorism unlikely

BY: STEPHEN CHAPMAN

“Death tugs at my ear and says, ‘Live, I am coming.’ ” Were Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. alive today, he might ascribe that line not to death but to nuclear terrorism. Ever since Sept. 11, 2001, Americans...... Full story

SULLUM: Romney’s gay marriage challenge

JACOB SULLUM

Last Thursday, the day after President Obama finally endorsed gay marriage, his campaign released a video that faults his presumptive Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, for not doing likewise. “President Obama is moving us...... Full story

WILLIAMS: Should we obey all laws?

Walter Williams

Let’s think about whether all acts of Congress deserve our respect and obedience. Suppose Congress enacted a law — and the Supreme Court ruled it constitutional — requiring American families to attend church services at least three...... Full story

ESTRICH: Graduation time brings memories

Susan Estrich

It’s that time of year. What’s the old song? “I can still remember ...” And I do. It’s what I talk about when I’m invited to be a graduation speaker and what I write about every year at this time.It’s about...... Full story

CHAREN: Spitzer wants focus on economy?

BY MONA CHAREN

Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” former Gov. Eliot Spitzer (why do they give him a forum?) offered the Democratic Party’s defense of the Obama economy. The Republicans, Spitzer sputtered “want to go back to medieval...... Full story

SOWELL: A censored race war?

Thomas Sowell

When two white newspaper reporters for the Virginian-Pilot were driving through Norfolk, and were set upon and beaten by a mob of young blacks — beaten so badly that they had to take a week off from work — that might seem to have been...... Full story

CHAPMAN: Obama’s gay marriage cynicism''

Stephen Chapman

President Barack Obama’s critics have a point in criticizing his handling of the gay marriage issue as evasive, politically devious and lacking in principle. I hate to say it, but it’s bad enough to qualify as Lincolnesque. Abraham...... Full story

LUCENTE: America founded by 'wing nuts'

Thomas J. Lucente

“LIMA, Ohio — Dear Mr. Lucente: You are a total wing nut.” Do I really need to read the rest of the letter? Actually, dear letter writer, I am a libertarian. Or, as I prefer, a classical liberal.I consider myself a person of at...... Full story

CHAPMAN: Moderates only look dead

Stephen Chapman

Moderates, we all hear, are an endangered species. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is the latest to be eliminated. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, announced her retirement in February. Bob Kerrey, a war hero and centrist Democrat who once represented...... Full story

ESTRICH: Romney’s already-uphill battle

Susan Estrich

Depending on which poll you believe, Obama is either up by 3, 7 or 9 points, or down by 1, 3 or 5. Or none of the above. Figuring out who’s going to be on first in November (which is the only time that counts) is not something you can do...... Full story

CHAREN: To bigotry, no sanction at all

Mona Charen

Now that President Obama has “evolved” on the matter of same-sex marriage to the position favored by “enlightened” Americans, this would seem to be a good time for some rhetorical hygiene. There are modest and civil...... Full story

WILLIAMS: Leftist race-baiters

Walter Williams

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, in a recent debate with former Republican National Chairman Michael Steele, called the Republican Party the “grand wizard crowd.” Grand wizard is the title given to the leader of the Ku Klux Klan. It is...... Full story

ESTRICH: John Edwards: Jerk or criminal?

Susan Estrich

If this were a reality show and the question for the participants to decide was whether John Edwards was the most narcissistic man on the planet, the biggest liar, the worst husband and father, a self-absorbed egomaniac who betrayed the trust of his...... Full story