Grabbed from my furl.
Between 1962 and today, American dependence on government has more than doubled and shows little sign of abatement.
You have to hand it to the Spanish. They've got a knack for inquisitions. The latest doctrine to which Spaniards now must pledge their fealty is equality in housework.
The ideal Republican candidate can meld two Republican tendencies that are in tension -- social conservatism and libertarianism.
When it comes to judicial nominees, especially nominees to the Supreme Court, you might think that the only thing that matters -- the thing that trumps all other considerations -- is whether the nominee is for or against legalized abortions.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, as we all know, but sometimes vigilantes have to invent bad guys to keep their franchise alive. You could ask some of our Democratic senators, or the ladies at the National Organization for Women.
The right to abortion has diminished the number of Democratic voters.
Did you damage your skin while you were out celebrating our freedom Monday? You might have been safer if you were freer.
Bush can succeed where every Republican president in 50 years failed: to rein in this radical and renegade court and restore the Constitution.
Some judges and Supreme Court justices may flatter themselves that they are helping the poor and the disadvantaged but their arbitrary notions often hurt the less fortunate most of all.
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