Steve Chapman is a columnist and editorial writer for the Chicago Tribune.
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Rationalizing Torture
When it comes to harsh interrogation methods, the ends do not justify the means
The Truth About Health Care and Infant Mortality
Lack of access to health care does not explain America's infant mortality rate
An Odd Silence on Gay Marriage
Why won't leading opponents of same-sex marriage go on the record with their predictions?
What's Scary About Health Care Reform?
The system may be in need of repair. But ObamaCare will only make things worse.
Democracy Without Elections
It's time for the courts to recognize the plain meaning of the 17th Amendment
From President to Pundit
Why Obama should have stayed quiet about the arrest of Henry Louis Gates
The Dangerous Minimum Wage Mirage
Why raising the minimum wage will hurt workers and worsen the economy
The Virtues of Supreme Silence
Why Supreme Court nominees should avoid their own confirmation hearings
Trivial Pursuit in Washington
Do we really need federal laws governing carry-on luggage, college football, and switchblades?
A Bare Minimum of Student Privacy
The Supreme Court finally sees a difference between students and prisoners
Is Sotomayor Anti-Gun?
When it comes to the Second Amendment, Obama's Supreme Court nominee practices judicial restraint, not judicial activism.
Sotomayor's Aversion to Impartiality
Why identity politics don't belong on the Supreme Court
China's Rocket to Modernity
Why "socialism with Chinese characteristics" looks a lot like capitalism
The Empty Symbolism of Hate Crimes Legislation
Why the Matthew Shepard Act won't help prevent future hate crimes
The FCC's Real F-Word: Freedom
Why did the Supreme Court just uphold government censorship?
Torturing the Truth
It's time to face the ugly reality about the use of harsh interrogation tactics
A Rare Victory for Privacy and Common Sense
Why the Supreme Court got it right in Georgia v. Randolph
