Taft's encouragement of McKenna's resignation illustrates how effective procedural pressure exerted by a chief justice can be. With the concurrence read more

Taft's encouragement of McKenna's resignation illustrates how effective procedural pressure exerted by a chief justice can be. With the concurrence of his colleagues, Taft was able to steer important opinions away from McKenna until he was able to persuade him to leave.

It's an economic as well as an environmental catastrophe. Since 1995, businesses related to delta fishing have lost $4 billion read more

It's an economic as well as an environmental catastrophe. Since 1995, businesses related to delta fishing have lost $4 billion -- boat dealers, marinas, restaurants, tackle shops -- everybody.

We never fall behind the curve. We lead the curve and we spread the gospel to other communities so we read more

We never fall behind the curve. We lead the curve and we spread the gospel to other communities so we can, as a nation, step into the bright light of democracy.

That's really gone remarkably well when you consider some of the tensions we were dealing with two years ago,

That's really gone remarkably well when you consider some of the tensions we were dealing with two years ago,

We hung around that third quarter, but the fourth quarter, our game plan went out the window. We settled for read more

We hung around that third quarter, but the fourth quarter, our game plan went out the window. We settled for easy shots outside and we only got one chance. Faith did a great job on the boards.

Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.

Mother is far too clever to understand anything she does not like.

There is now a broad consensus, that Israel will go ahead and build our borders to preserve Israel as a read more

There is now a broad consensus, that Israel will go ahead and build our borders to preserve Israel as a democratic Jewish state.

Today, our greatest public policy concerns know no borders, ... A global network of public policy schools offers the best read more

Today, our greatest public policy concerns know no borders, ... A global network of public policy schools offers the best opportunity for the academic community to work collectively on multiple intertwined challenges -- from sustainable development to trade to terrorism to public health crises to the protection of human rights worldwide -- and to prepare some of the world's most able graduate students to assume global leadership roles in the coming decades.

Examine what is said, not him who speaks.

Examine what is said, not him who speaks.