Michael Kinsley
Michael Kinsley
Michael Kinsleyis an American political journalist and commentator. Primarily active in print media as both a writer and editor, he also became known to television audiences as a co-host on Crossfire. Kinsley has been a notable participant in the mainstream media's development of online content...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth9 March 1951
CountryUnited States of America
mean air littles
Many 'hard' scientists regard the term 'social science' as an oxymoron. Science means hypotheses you can test, and prove or disprove. Social science is little more than observation putting on airs.
equality would-be recipes
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.
attitude believe people
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. In 2003, all he has said is that he doesn't remember the interview.
nice want nastiness
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 does not make one nice.
marijuana law judging
The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges to start throwing out federal laws wholesale on commerce clause grounds. The court once again said no thanks.
scandal illegal
I have a saying: the scandal isn't what's illegal, the scandal is what's legal.
political half poet
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.
waiting moments century
Conservatives and liberals alike have been waiting for this moment for a third of a century.
fifth-amendment protection amendments
The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for liberals.
uncles politician schwarzenegger
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.
definitions telling-the-truth politician
The definition of a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.
humble healthy democracy
Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.
claims activism judicial
Of course, conservatives always claim to be against judicial activism.
years another-year conservative
So the danger of conservative judicial activism has been averted for another year. Stay tuned.