Liberty finds no refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt.

Any property may now be taken for the benefit of another private party, but the fallout from this decision will not be random. The beneficiaries are likely to be those citizens with disproportionate influence and power in the political process, including large corporations and development firms. As for the victims, the government now has license to transfer property from those with fewer resources to those with more. The Founders cannot have intended this perverse result.

We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.

The more education a woman has, the wider the gap between men's and women's earnings for the same work.

The No Child Left Behind Program was an incentive to the schools to get their kids up to snuff on math and science and reading.

It is true that many Americans find the Commandments in accord with their personal beliefs. But we do not count heads before enforcing the First Amendment.

The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy.