It's Not That There Are No Masters,

I Owe A Debt Of Gratitude To Two Other Living Justices. Sandra Day O'connor And Ruth Bader Ginsburg Paved The Way For Me And So Many Other Women In My Generation. Their Pioneering Lives Have Created Boundless Possibilities For Women In The Law. I Thank Them For Their Inspiration And Also For The Personal Kindnesses They Have Shown Me.

When The Senate Ceases To Engage Nominees In Meaningful Discussion Of Legal Issues, The Confirmation Process Takes On An Air Of Vacuity And Farce, And The Senate Becomes Incapable Of Evaluating Nominees Or Appropriately Educating The Public.

There Is No Federal Constitutional Right To Same-sex Marriage.

In Fact, Corporate And Union Moneys Go Overwhelmingly To Incumbents, So Limiting That Money, As Congress Did In The Campaign Finance Law, May Be The Single Most Self-denying Thing That Congress Has Ever Done.

In Our Own Times, A Coherent Socialist Movement Is Nowhere To Be Found In The United States. Americans Are More Likely To Speak Of A Golden Past Than Of A Golden Future, Of Capitalism's Glories Than Of Socialism's Greatness.