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.

The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for liberals.

Americans don't want leadership. They want alchemy.

The solution when you don't like someone's speech is not to silence that person, or that corporation. It's more and louder speech of your own.

What could be more absurd than the idea that genuine anti-Christian prejudice is a major force in American politics.

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.

Of course, conservatives always claim to be against judicial activism.