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 takings clause is the conservatives' recipe for judicial activism just as they say liberals have misused the equal protection clause.

Initial reports suggest that the operation was a success. Kinsley announced his departure in September 2005 after a falling out with the publiMichael Kinsleyr. In 1999 he was named "Editor of the Year" by the Columbia Journalism Review for his work at that magazine.

Michael Kinsley (born March 9 1951) is an American political journalist commentator television host and pundit. Primarily active in print media as both a writer and editor he also became known to television audiences as a co-host on Crossfire.