The fact is that knowledge about the Constitution and the Court is not something that is handed down through the gene pool; every generation has to learn it. And I'm not sure the recent generations have done that good a job of learning about it.

For students, understanding the separate and unique functions of each branch of government can help them understand how different kinds of government officials can help solve different kinds of problems.

If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness - and there is no better way to do that than by example - their children will probably follow.

I loved my husband very much, and it was heartbreaking to have him develop Alzheimer's disease, and to stand by and watch him decline in his ability to take care of himself.

We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary to further the interest approved today.

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.

The freedom to criticize judges and other public officials is necessary to a vibrant democracy. The problem comes when healthy criticism is replaced with more destructive intimidation and sanctions.