For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action; the independence of the judiciary has been of a decidedly subordinate character.

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The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan...

The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan...

I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR have...

I think it's a pity that in many people's minds constitutional reform and PR have...

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not...

One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not...

According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with...

According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with...

Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no...

Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no...

For all its terrible faults, in one sense America is still the last, best hope...

For all its terrible faults, in one sense America is still the last, best hope...

We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has...

We criticize, copy, patronize, idolize and insult but we never doubt that the U.S. has...

All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by...

All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by...

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other...

It's true that I'm taking a break from writing a regular column to do other...

Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more...

Of course great politicians are always liable to be wrong about something, and the more...

In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and...

In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and...

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.

What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on...

What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on...

Something is happening to Britain and the British. Or has happened. We are said to...

Something is happening to Britain and the British. Or has happened. We are said to...

No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is...

No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is...

Defenders of the status quo will argue that this system has served us well over...

Defenders of the status quo will argue that this system has served us well over...

A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its...

A majority in all parties do, I think, want to see local government recover its...

America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.

America slept because most Americans preferred it that way.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.