Been Quote by Michael Kinsley

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…

— Michael Kinsley

Almost any government activity can also be seen as taking property without just compensation. The basic model of an unconstitutional aking would be if…

— Michael Kinsley

The definition of a gaffe is when a politician tells the truth.

— Michael Kinsley

Journalistic conventions make it hard for reporters to deal with a big, complicated lie.

— Michael Kinsley

He hasn't said whether he remembers the episode itself - or, if he doesn't, whether that is because it never happened or because it…

— Michael Kinsley

What could be more absurd than the idea that genuine anti-Christian prejudice is a major force in American politics.

— Michael Kinsley

The takings clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for liberals.

— Michael Kinsley

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…

— Michael Kinsley

One answer is that the town's elected officials thought that the project served a public purpose and that the various subsidies and favors were…

— Michael Kinsley

Anything that keeps a politician humble is healthy for democracy.

— Michael Kinsley

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

The case decided on Thursday, though, seemed promising to takings fans because it wasn't about compensation. It was about the requirement that any government…

— Michael Kinsley