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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.  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) 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.  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) Many ‘hard’ scientists regard the term ‘social science’ as an oxymoron. Science means hypotheses you can test, and prove or disprove. Social science is little more than observation putting on airs  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) They can’t take your house and give it to the mayor’s mistress, even if they pay you for it. But they can, apparently, take your house and tear it down to make room for a development of trendy shops and restaurants, a hotel and so on  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) In recurring episodes over the next couple of decades, the minority view gradually won. A profusion of factors differentiates each case from the others, including naked partisanship on both sides, but the trend has been clear  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) 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  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) 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  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) Journalistic conventions make it hard for reporters to deal with a big, complicated lie  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) The definition of a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) So the danger of conservative judicial activism has been averted for another year. Stay tuned  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) Of course, conservatives always claim to be against judicial activism  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) 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  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) I have a saying: the scandal isn’t what’s illegal, the scandal is what’s legal  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) 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  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) 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  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) In any event, the proper question isn’t what a journalist thinks is relevant but what his or her audience thinks is relevant. Denying people information they would find useful because you think they shouldn’t find it useful is censorship, not journalism  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) Conservatives and liberals alike have been waiting for this moment for a third of a century  (Michael Kinsley Quotes) In 1977, at least, he wished to have people believe that he shared and was proud of an attitude toward women that is not acceptable in a politician. In 2003, all he has said is that he doesn’t remember the interview  (Michael Kinsley Quotes)