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Contributors
Carol Platt Liebau - Columnist
Carol
Platt Liebau is editorial director and a senior member of tOR and CRO editorial
boards. She is an attorney, political analyst and commentator
based in San Marino, CA, and has appeared on the Fox News
Channel, MSNBC, CNN, Orange County News Channel, Cox Cable
and a variety of radio programs throughout the United States.
A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School,
Carol Platt Liebau also served as the first female managing
editor of the Harvard Law Review. Her web log can be found
at CarolLiebau.blogspot.com
[go to Liebau index]
Stopping
the Meltdown
What Beltway Republicans Need To Do
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 4/10/06
L.A.
Times’ Titillation
Factor
Desperation, or Simply Bad Taste?
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 3/27/06
Three
Years Later
How Our Troops Come Home With Honor
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 3/20/06
A “Big
Love” For Controversy?
When “Edginess” Morphs Into Political Correctness
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 3/13/06
It’s
Hard Out Here for a Parent
When Vulgarity Takes Over...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 2/27/06
Happy
Valentine’s Day!
A Few Words in Favor of Men...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 2/13/06
The
Death of Decorum?
When It’s Not All About You...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 2/6/06
“Just
Say No”
Why Is Abstinence Different?...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 1/30/06
Making
Children “Hostel”
It’s Child Abuse to Subject Children to Horror Films
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 1/16/06
The
Myth of the “Open Mind”
. . . And the Sad State of Supreme Court Hearings
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 1/9/06
The
Liberal Media: 2005’s Big Loser
The New Year Offers a (Much-Needed!) Clean Slate
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 1/2/06
A
Very Telling Omission
Democrats Take a Powder on Iraq—and the War on Terror
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 12/19/05
The “Offense” Gambit
Or, How the “Christmas Wars” Began...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 12/12/05
From
One Extreme to Another
Schwarzenegger’s Strategy of Capitulation...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 12/6/05
Radical
Individualism and Sexual Morality
The Sorry Lesson of the Michelle McCusker Affair...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 11/28/05
Dishing,
But Not Taking
A Party That Can’t Handle (Truthful) Criticism Can’t Fight Al Qaeda...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 11/22/05
A
Time For Choosing
California’s Special Election – YES on Props. 73-77!...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 11/7/05
The “New” Halloween
What Does It Say About America?...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 10/31/05
Careful
What You Wish For
The Political Peril of Withdrawing the Miers Nomination...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 10/24/05
A
House Divided Against Itself . . .
What Conservatives Owe Each Other in the Debate Over Miers
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 10/17/05
No More Marriages Made in Heaven?
How Feminism and Declining Religiosity
Harm Women and Children...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 10/3/05
A
Woman's Place . . .
Silly
Female Politicians Block Women's Path to the Oval
Office
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 9/26/05
Making
the “Right” Judgment
O’Connor’s Successor Should Be a Constitutionalist...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 9/19/05
Winds
of Conflict
When Everyone Needs to Do Better...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 9/5/05
John
Roberts’ “Michael Jackson” Moment
. . . And the Debasing Effects of Celebrity Culture
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 8/29/05
A
Change That’s Not for the Better
The Sad Subtext of “The 40 Year Old Virgin”...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 8/15/05
Where
Have All the Democrats Gone?
Wanted: An American Tony Blair...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 8/8/05
Judicial
Immunity
John Roberts - a player from inside the Beltway...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 8/1/05
A
Supreme-ly Intelligent Choice
Attacks on John Roberts Make No Strategic Sense...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 7/25/05
A
Lingering Whiff of Political Opportunism
Democratic Outrage with Rove Doesn’t Pass the Smell
Test...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 7/18/05
A
Terrible (But Important) Reminder
Even after the London Bombings, “We’re Not
Afraid”...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 7/11/05
Have
a Blessed Independence Day
America Is, Indeed, A Nation Founded “Under God”...
Let’s “Put
the Kids First”
On Behalf of Some (Very) Modest Education Reforms...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 6/27/05
Holding
the Line
The American People Must Set the Standard
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 6/20/05
A
Cinematic Sign of the Times
“Cinderella Man’s” Old Fashioned Movie Hero
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 6/6/05
They
Also Serve Who Stand and Wait
A Word of Gratitude to America’s Military Families
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 5/30/05
Like
the Air We Breathe
The Lasting Importance of American Culture
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 5/16/05
Happy
Birthday, Disneyland!
Here’s to a Half-Century of Fantasy (and Americana) at its Best
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 5/2/05
May
Andrea Dworkin Rest in Peace
...Along with the Man-Hating Feminism She Propounded
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 4/18/05
Pope
John Paul II
Gallant Soldier in God’s Army...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 4/4/05
A
Tower of Babel?
People of Faith Must Do More to Explain Their Views to the Elite
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 3/28/05
A
Cosmetic Crusade Against Girl Scout Cookies
...And Some Real Discussion About Childhood Obesity
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 3/21/05
When “Girl
Power” Goes Bad
The Deadly Danger of Mindless Political Correctness...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 3/14/05
The
More Things Change...
Once Again, the “Elites” Look Abroad
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 3/7/05
Dragging “Oscar” Down
Where Have the Uplifting Movies Gone?...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 2/28/05
The Perfect
Madness of "Mommy Stress"
...And the Myth of "Having It All"...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 2/21/05
Illegal
Immigration and the GOP
Pay
attention…...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 2/14/05
Subacademic
Discourse
The Sad Message of the Ward Churchill Affair...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 2/7/05
Just
Ignorant, or Downright Destructive?
Those Who Downplay Iraq’s Election Hinder Freedom’s
Triumph...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 1/31/05
Who
Should Be Sorry N.O.W.?
Lawrence Summers’ “Feminist” Critics
Owe Women an Apology...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 1/24/05
California’s
Biggest Embarassment
Another Six Long Years with Barbara Boxer...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 1/17/05
Feminism’s
Rotten Fruit
When Gender Becomes Nothing But An Excuse...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 1/10/05
Though
Much Is Taken, Much Remains
The Other Side of the Tsunami Story...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 1/3/05
The “Crimson” Letter
Harvard Law School’s Badge of Shame...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 12/13/04
From “Crossing
the Bar” to Crossing a Line
The Netherlands’ Groningen Protocols Are a Grisly
Human Nightmare
[Carol Platt Liebau] 12/6/04
Of
Dubious “Values”
A Party that Stands for Anything Stands for Nothing...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 11/22/04
The
More, the Merrier
What Arlen Specter Can Teach the California GOP...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 11/15/04
Why
the Democrats Lost
Or,
the Corrosive Power of Hate...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 11/8/04
A
Time for Choosing
Vote Bush,
and a Few Other Suggestions..
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 11/1/04
Judge ‘Em
By the Company They Keep
And Then Vote for Bush...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 10/25/04
Where
Have You Gone, Mrs. Miniver?
When
Puppets Must Explain the War On Terror...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 10/18/04
What
the Franchise is Worth
It’s Time to Start Protecting the Integrity of the
Vote...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 10/11/04
Finger
on the Keyboard, Toe in the Water
Stepping Into a Brave New Medium...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 10/4/04
The
Wolf Trap
Female Support for “W” Isn’t a “Trick”...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 9/27/04
The
Story Behind the Story
A Word of Appreciation For Legislative Nonvoters
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 9/20/04
Rather
Hypocritical
“Old Media” Flouts the Standards It Sets for Others
[Carol Platt Liebau] 9/13/04
Driving
Californians Crazy
Our Flaky, Foolish Democratic Legislature
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 8/30/04
Hardly
a “Cut” Above
Feminism and the Sexualization of American Culture
[Carol Platt Liebau] 8/23/04
How
to Beat the Cheaters
Hugh Hewitt’s “If It’s Not Close They Can’t Cheat”..
[Carol Platt Liebau] 8/17//04
The
Democrats’ Potemkin Convention
An Exercise in “Misleadership”...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 8/2//04
Politically “Blessed”
Opportunity Knocks for Barack Obama...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 7/26//04
The
Law of the Playground
…And the Perils of “Girlie Man” Bipartisanship
[Carol Platt Liebau] 7/19//04
John
Edwards Is No Dan Quayle
...He’s Much Less Qualified...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 7/12//04
The
Charisma Choice
Is Edwards really a good pick for Kerry?
[Carol Platt Liebau] 7/6//04
What
Would the Founders Think?
Honoring our heritage every day
[Carol Platt Liebau] 7/5//04
The
Party of Standards
In Praise of Republican Moral Accountability
[Carol Platt Liebau] 6/28/04
You’re
No Pat Tillman
USA Basketball’s Roster of Shame
[Carol Platt Liebau] 6/14/04
Ronald
Reagan, American
[Carol Platt Liebau] 6/704
Arnold
Schwarzenegger, California Alchemist
Conservative Principles Help Restore the “Golden
State”
[Carol Platt Liebau] 6/3/04
Our
Choices Shape Our Destiny
The Lessons of the WWII Monument
[Carol Platt Liebau] 5/31/04
Missing:
A Sense of Perspective
It’s Time to “Get a Grip” in Politics
and the Culture
[Carol Platt Liebau] 5/24/04
Straight
Talk for Female Voters
The Best Way to “Care” About Women Is To Keep Their Families Safe
[Carol Platt Liebau] 5/17/04
A
True Feminist Icon
The Incredible Legacy of Margaret Thatcher
[Carol Platt Liebau] 5/10/04
An
American Soldier
Pat Tillman’s Life and Death Exemplify Why We Fight
[Carol Platt Liebau] 4/26/04
Leading
a Parade Down the Road to Nowhere
Jesse Jackson’s Cynical Opposition to Wal-Mart
[Carol Platt Liebau] 4/19/04
A
Rich and Rewarding Roadmap
California Republic.org on “The California Republic”...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 4/9/04
Air
America Is Unlikely to “Fly”
The Problem? Liberals’ World View...
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 4/5/04
Destroying
the Pledge in Order to Save It
The Irony of the “Ceremonial Deism” Rationale
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 3/29/04
Unconvincing,
And Certainly Not Inevitable
Sorry, Senator Boxer – The Voters Are the Ones Who
Decide
[Carol
Platt Liebau] 3/22/04
Blanket
Punishment
Where Have All the “Haters” Gone?
[Carol Platt Liebau] 3/15/04
Brought
to You by the Spending Lobby...
Proposition 56 Deserves to Go Down in Flames
[Carol Platt Liebau] 3/1/04
A
Democracy, Not an Oligarchy
Americans Deserve the Opportunity to Debate Gay Marriage
[Carol Platt Liebau] 2/23/04
The
Clinton Defense and the Kerry Offense
The Importance of “Doing Everything We Can” to Keep America
Safe
[Carol Platt Liebau] 2/16/04
Interesting
Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription
Garry South’s “Words of Wisdom” to the
California GOP
[Carol Platt Liebau] 2/9/04
Needed:
More Praying, Less Politics
The Episcopal Church Is Slowly Driving Out Traditionalists
[Carol Platt Liebau] 2/2/04
Hey,
Big Spender!
For Boxer, Ideology and Special Interests Trump Constituents’ Needs
[Carol Platt Liebau] 1/26/04
A
Tale of Two Spouses
The Irreplaceable Role of the Political Wife
[Carol Platt Liebau] 1/19/04
Budget
Cut Crybabies
The “Entitlement” Mentality of California’s Liberals
[Carol Platt Liebau] 1/12/04
Our
New Year’s Aspirations
Some Thoughts for Republicans at 2004’s Beginning
[Carol Platt Liebau] 1/5/04
A
Thrill of Hope
2003 Ends on an Optimistic Note
[Carol Platt Liebau] 12/22/03
What
Lies Beneath
The Unworthy Motives Behind Boxer’s Election Bill
[Carol Platt Liebau] 12/15/03
Playing
With A Full Deck
Rosario Marin & The Need to Transcend the Race Card
[Carol Platt Liebau] 12/8/03
Going
Sexy at “60”
What the “60 Minutes” Report on Pornography Forgot
[Carol Platt Liebau] 12/1/03
Talking
Turkey about California Politics
Why State Republicans Have Reason to Be Thankful
[Carol Platt Liebau] 11/24/03
Going “Mainstream” By
the Numbers
The Irony of Barbara Boxer’s Attack on Justice Brown
[Carol Platt Liebau] 11/17/03
Grappling
With Groping
Taking Sexual Impropriety Seriously
[Carol Platt Liebau] 11/10/03
Finding
Meaning in a Cloud of Smoke
The Unusual Opportunities Presented by California’s
Fires
[Carol Platt Liebau] 11/03/03
Hitting
the “Wal”
Why Do Liberals Love to Hate Wal-Mart?
[Carol Platt Liebau] 10/27/03
Drowning
Belief in a Pool of Ink
The Los Angeles Times’ Assault on Christianity
[Carol Platt Liebau] 10/20/03
The
First Lesson of the Recall
Californians Will Vote for the "Right" Republican
[Carol Platt Liebau] 10/13/03
Keeping
Our Eyes on the Ball
The Recall is About California
[Carol Platt Liebau] 10/6/03
The
Recall’s Forgotten Stepchild
Proposition 54 and Progressivism on the Cheap
[Carol Platt Liebau] 9/29/03
Debate:
Arnold Survives
He had to be able to walk away...
[Carol Platt Liebau] 9/25/03
More
Davis than Reagan
Tom McClintock’s Blind (Personal) Ambition
[Carol Platt Liebau] 9/22/03
Saved
By The Bell?
Ninth Circuit Postpones Recall Election
[Carol Platt Liebau] 9/16/03
The
Compliment of Being Taken Seriously
Cruz, Tom and Media Coverage of the Recall
[Carol Platt Liebau] 9/15/03
We’re
All “Working People” Now
When Public Sector Unions Take Over, Who Looks Out for
Taxpayers?
[Carol Platt Liebau] 9/1/03
Running
to Win
The Recall and Republican Redemption
[Carol Platt Liebau] 8/25/03
A
Marriage of Convenience
Conservatives should accept Schwarzenegger to help rejuvenate
state GOP
[Carol Platt Liebau] 8/25/03
Trumping
the Race Card
Republicans Can’t Let Democrats Win the “Race” to
the Bottom
[Carol Platt Liebau] 8/18/03
Our
Glorious Recall
Or, “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love California”
[Carol Platt Liebau] 8/11/03
Cringe-Worthy
Barbara Boxer’s Embarrassing Forays Into Foreign Policy
[Carol Platt Liebau] 8/4/03
Patriotism
and Projection
Democrats Need To Care More About People, and Less About Power
[Carol Platt Liebau] 7/28/03
Driven
to Judicial Fiat
Desperate Davis Turns to the Courts for "Leadership"
[Carol Platt Liebau] 7/24/03
Recall
Strategy
The California GOP Needs to Stay Flexible – and Above
All, Unified
[Carol Platt Liebau] 7/21/03
In
the Ring With Barbara Boxer
A “Lightweight” Approach to Justifying Abortion
Rights?
[Carol Platt Liebau] 7/14/03
A “Taxing” Responsibility
The Power to Change Sacramento Rests With Us
[Carol Platt Liebau] 7/7/03
A
Different Kind of “Blonde Ambition”
The Unique Appeal of “Legally Blonde”’s
California Heroine
[Carol Platt Liebau] 6/30/03
California
Screamin’
Why Residents of the Golden State Are (and Should Be) Angry
[Carol Platt Liebau] 6/23/03
Slap
the Greedy Hand
Authorizing Local Taxes Is Just Plain Wrong
by Carol Platt Liebau 6/9/03
Pomp,
Sanctimony – And Hope
The Ironies of a “Liberal” Education
by Carol Platt Liebau 6/2/03
Proudly
They Serve
A Memorial Day Thank You to the California National Guard
by Carol Platt Liebau 5/26/03
The
Litigation Lottery
California's Unfair Competition Act and the Depradations of
Unscrupulous Trial Lawyers
by Carol Platt Liebau 5/16/03
Recalling
Our Principles
Why the Davis Recall is Worth Reconsidering
by
Carol Platt
Liebau 5/9/03
A
Holy Mess
Why
Do Catholic Politicians Get Away With Ignoring Church Teachings?
by Carol Platt
Liebau 5/2/03
A
Bad Attitude
Hostility
to Private Enterprise Impedes California’s Economic Recovery
by Carol Platt
Liebau 4/25/03
Just
Another Face in the Crowd
Barbara Boxer and the Perils of Internationalist
Group-Think
by
Carol Platt
Liebau 4/18/03
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