Steve Chapman

Fifty years ago next month, Moynihan published a paper titled, "The Negro Family: The Case for National Action," which argued that "a tangle of pathology" afflicting black communities had emerged because "the Negro family in the urban ghettos is crumbling."Â Sen. Moynihan, D-NY, center, hugs daughter Maura, right, and her classmate Caroline Kennedy after the Harvard University graduation ceremony in Cambridge, Mass., in 1980.Â (AP Photo)

The black family in 1965 and today

Steve Chapman · February 27, 2015 6:31 pm

Jeb Bush asserts that when it comes to foreign policy, he should not be confused with his brother or his father. (AP Photo)

Jeb Bush’s empty indictment

Steve Chapman · February 20, 2015 9:52 pm

NBC News Anchor Brian Williams speaks onstage at 2014 Stand Up For Heroes at Madison Square Garden at Madison Square Garden on November 5, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty images)

In praise of mediocrity

Steve Chapman · February 14, 2015 6:44 pm

Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court addresses a Pro-Life Mississippi and a Pastors for Life pastors luncheon in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. Moore told the attendees that he cannot separate his faith from his job as chief justice and continues to oppose abortion and same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Marriage and the Constitution in Alabama

Steve Chapman · February 11, 2015 9:58 pm

Americans are addicted to living beyond their means, at least when it comes to the functions of government. (iStock Photo)

Government debt on the road to ruin

Steve Chapman · February 7, 2015 8:35 pm

A pro-Russian rebel holds a Ukrainian flag found in a check-point captured by pro-Russian rebels, at the town of Krasniy Partizan, eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)

Why we shouldn’t arm Ukraine

Steve Chapman · February 5, 2015 2:50 pm

President Obama strongly urged the U.S. Congress to hold off on implementing new sanctions on Iran in the midst of nuclear talks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

An Iran deal is nothing to fear

Steve Chapman · January 26, 2015 5:11 pm

This undated photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Correction shows prison inmate Gregory Holt. A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a Muslim prison inmate in Arkansas can grow a short beard for religious reasons. (AP Photo/Arkansas Department of Correction)

Conservatives rethink liberty vs. order

Steve Chapman · January 22, 2015 5:32 pm

Flanked by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R), President Obama delivers his State of the Union speech before a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol Feb. 12, 2013 in Washington, DC.. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty images)

Cancel the State of the Union

Steve Chapman · January 17, 2015 9:15 pm

A TSA agent checks a bag at a security checkpoint area at Midway International Airport, Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

We worry too much about terrorism

Steve Chapman · January 15, 2015 5:17 pm

People gather to pay to pay tribute to victims of the terrorist attack against the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at JFK Plaza, commonly known as Love Park, in Philadelphia. On Wednesday, masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of the weekly newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, killing at least 12 people, including the editor. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Religious extremism and the road to civilization

Steve Chapman · January 10, 2015 9:39 pm

The bad publicity Uber gets from criminal drivers gives it a powerful incentive to take strong measures to avoid them.Â (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty images)

Uber and the flimsy case for regulation

Steve Chapman · January 3, 2015 9:57 pm