In recurring episodes over the next couple of decades, the minority view gradually won. A profusion of factors differentiates each case from the others, including naked partisanship on both sides, but the trend has been clear. Michael Kinsley caseclearcouple share on social
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 worth the price. But they may or may not have thought this. Michael Kinsley answerelectfavor share on social
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. Michael Kinsley 1970sarnoldday Change image and share on social
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 clause is the conservatives' recipe for judicial activism just as they say liberals have misused the equal protection clause. Michael Kinsley activismcherishclause share on social
If sexual intercourse, as the poets tell us, began in 1963, it was another decade and a half before the American political system began to take notice. Michael Kinsley americanbegindecade Change image and share on social
A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth. Michael Kinsley gaffepoliticiantell Change image and share on social
Of course, conservatives always claim to be against judicial activism. Michael Kinsley activismclaimconservative Change image and share on social
Conservatives and liberals alike have been waiting for this moment for a third of a century. Michael Kinsley alikecenturyconservative Change image and share on social
A Supreme Court decision that concessions of this sort were unconstitutional would have taken them off the table and actually increased the effective sovereignty of elected officials. Michael Kinsley concessioncourtdecision Change image and share on social
So the danger of conservative judicial activism has been averted for another year. Stay tuned. Michael Kinsley activismavertconservative Change image and share on social
