Recently, on a just-spring day, I visited the Supreme Court, in Washington, D.C. Upstairs, Justice Antonin Scalia was insisting that a high murder rate was "all the more reason to allow a homeowner to have a handgun," while downstairs I was examining the court's self-supporting, elliptical marble staircase.

Since mounting...

Two days and about 20 news cycles ago, the editorial page of The New York Times issued a stern rebuke to Senator Hillary Clinton, charging her campaign with "demeaning the political process." The editorial, titled "The Low Road to Victory," described the Pennsylvania race as "even meaner, more vacuous,...

When it comes to core issues, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are Donny and Marie. She's a little more country and he's a little more rock 'n' roll, but they're both singing the same song. Their differences come down to personality, experience, and phenotype. Personality makes subtle shifts from state...

New York Times columnist David Brooks needs to see a neurologist stat. Twice in the past month, Brooks's op-eds have included references to neurological disorders--aphasia and Asperger's--and both times he missed the diagnosis. I'm not a doctor--although I've written for them on TV--but this is a clear case of Brooks...

They're powerful. They're famous. They're smart. They're rich. The Clintons have every right to be proud of themselves and, according to the public record, they are.

CHELSEA CLINTON IS PROUD OF HILLARY CLINTON

"I am so proud of my mom. I really do grow more proud every day." --Chelsea Clinton,...