Newsweek Columnists - Anna Quindlen

Anna Quindlen: Supreme Court Missing in Campaign

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:20:28 GMT

The most important decision a president ever makes? It's choosing a Supreme Court nominee. Voters, take note.

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:08:24 GMT

There was a time when John McCain had positions. Then he ran for president, and everything was suddenly up for grabs.

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 17:37:14 GMT

The job of a mother is to take care of her children. There is nothing more at odds with that mission than the call to war.

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:43:46 GMT

It's hard to serve your country in Baghdad or Kabul. It shouldn't be hard to pay for college once you've come back home.

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:55:37 GMT

The double standard is alive and well; it's just more nuanced. And to those guys in New Hampshire? Iron your own shirts!

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:17:40 GMT

Sending the kids off to college is one rite of passage. But it's when they finally leave for real that the biggest breach begins.

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:39:04 GMT

When it finally comes down to a single nominee, the Democratic Party needs to be ready for a united front. The voters sure are.

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:44:44 GMT

Race, gender—they're both up for grabs in this presidential election. It's age that has become the new taboo in a vitality culture.

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:37:51 GMT

The voters knew exactly where they were heading on primary night. The candidates and the pundits? Not so much.

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:13:22 GMT

Every four years Americans select a president. Given our crazy system, it's a miracle that we manage to seal the deal.

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:13:22 GMT

Every four years Americans select a president. Given our crazy system, it's a miracle that we manage to seal the deal.

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:35:19 GMT

A mind is a terrible thing to change. That's why Rudy decided to double his base by turning himself into two candidates at once.

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 19:17:42 GMT

It takes a special kind of confidence to wrestle democracy to the ground out in the open. That's what happened in Houston 30 years ago.

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:00:55 GMT

Since lung cancer has outstripped breast cancer as a killer of women, younger smokers have to be constantly created to fill the death gap.