The Right Loses Its Fight By Susan Estrich
These are very tricky times for conservatives in America. For starters, they don't really have a candidate. OK, that's familiar. More unusual: They don't really have an opponent to hate.
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May 7, 2011
May 4, 2011
The Other Big News About Osama By Susan Estrich
The big news is not that Osama bin Laden is dead. I mean, that is certainly big news, but a guy in hiding who has a record price tag on his head is not exactly an effective leader of a revolutionary movement. The big news, at least by my lights, is that Americans waving flags seem to be the biggest demonstrations going on.
April 30, 2011
Thanks, Charlie By Susan Estrich
Charlie Sheen is starting a new charity, and his new charity's first priority is to raise money for the Giants fan who was beaten up at Dodger Stadium.
April 27, 2011
In Search of Neuter Judges By Susan Estrich
Many years ago, the late and great U.S. District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley of the Southern District of New York was assigned to hear a case alleging sex discrimination by one of New York's top law firms. The plaintiffs were no doubt as pleased by the assignment as the defendants were displeased: Judge Motley had served as one of Thurgood Marshall's top deputies at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, before Marshall was appointed to the Supreme Court and Motley to the federal district court. She was widely known as a strong supporter of women's rights.
April 20, 2011
The Republican Dwarfs By Susan Estrich
I must admit that it took me at least a minute to figure out the Drudge Report headline: "Paw In."
April 16, 2011
Days of Disappointment By Susan Estrich
It's that time of year again, the time of year when high school seniors who have done everything right their whole lives discover that it wasn't good enough to get them into the colleges they dreamed of attending. Ditto for college seniors applying to graduate school.
April 13, 2011
The Dodgers Thing By Susan Estrich
A friend from out of town asked me what everyone in Los Angeles was saying about the budget crisis and the almost shutdown of the government. Did I know it would be settled? Were people as glued to their televisions as she was?
April 8, 2011
Two No Trump By Susan Estrich
The latest public poll showing Donald Trump running right behind Mitt Romney in the race for the Republican presidential nomination suggests some very serious problems on the Republican side.
April 6, 2011
What's Wrong with President Obama? By Susan Estrich
As he announces his bid for re-election, President Barack Obama is facing some tough poll numbers. According to the Rasmussen Reports daily tracking poll, the president's approval index, as of April 4, was a not so stellar -14, which means that 14 percent more of us strongly disapprove of him than strongly approve.
April 2, 2011
Dear Mr. President: It's Time to Go to Israel By Susan Estrich
J Street, the pro-peace, pro-Israel lobbying group, is circulating a petition calling on President Obama to go to Israel in the very near future. In my view, they are absolutely right. Such a trip is absolutely essential for two reasons.
March 30, 2011
A Woman of Valor By Susan Estrich
"We have only just begun," Geraldine Ferraro wrote in inscribing a photograph to me after the 1984 campaign. I keep it above my desk, to remind myself that Rome wasn't built in a day, that it takes courage and perseverance when you're trying to change the world.
March 25, 2011
Up in Smoke By Susan Estrich
I quit smoking 25 years ago. Before that, I had tried eight times, and each time I failed.
March 16, 2011
Last Weekend By Susan Estrich
"Did you have a nice weekend?" a friend asked on Monday, before recounting all the fun things he and his kids did over the weekend.
March 5, 2011
How Law Works By Susan Estrich
My guess is that there was not a single member of the United States Supreme Court who was not personally appalled that the Westboro Baptist Church would target the funeral of a soldier who died in battle so they could get publicity for their anti-gay views.
February 25, 2011
Laying Blame By Susan Estrich
The public school teachers in Wisconsin are not responsible for the credit collapse, the national unemployment rate, the fall of the industrial sector or the fiscal crisis.
February 19, 2011
Endangered Women By Susan Estrich
Yes, Lara Logan was sexually assaulted and badly beaten. Yes, that is a terrible thing. She is, however, reported to be in "remarkably good spirits." Indeed. She is alive, not beheaded, not held hostage, not any number of terrible things. Being raped is bad, but it isn't the worst thing. Not getting out alive is the worst thing.
February 16, 2011
Judicial Politics By Susan Estrich
There is a crisis in America's federal courts that has absolutely nothing to do with politics, although that is its cause.
