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
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christian religious ideas
What could be more absurd than the idea that genuine anti-Christian prejudice is a major force in American politics.
iowa democracy united-states
Is there any other democracy where the voters are as spoiled as they are in the United States? Especially, of course, in certain states, such as Iowa and New Hampshire, where the old joke is literally true about the citizens who say they haven't yet formed an opinion about a candidate because they've only met the fellow a few times.
years another-year conservative
So the danger of conservative judicial activism has been averted for another year. Stay tuned.
claims activism judicial
Of course, conservatives always claim to be against judicial activism.
humble healthy democracy
Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.
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.
numbers curves tribes
Among the social sciences, economists are the snobs. Economics, with its numbers and graphs and curves, at least has the coloration and paraphernalia of a hard science. It's not just putting on sandals and trekking out to take notes on some tribe.
definitions telling-the-truth politician
The definition of a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.
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.
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.
waiting moments century
Conservatives and liberals alike have been waiting for this moment for a third of a century.
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.
scandal illegal
I have a saying: the scandal isn't what's illegal, the scandal is what's legal.
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.