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Steve Chapman's Biography

Steve Chapman is a columnist and editorial writer for the Chicago Tribune. His twice-a-week column on national and international affairs, distributed by Creators Syndicate, appears in some 60 papers across the country. Steve Chapman came to the Tribune in 1981 from the New Republic magazine, where he was an associate editor. Steve Chapman has contributed articles to several national magazines, including Slate, The American Spectator, National Review and The Weekly Standard. Born in Brady, Texas, in 1954, Steve Chapman grew up in Midland and Austin. Steve Chapman attended Harvard University, where he was on the staff of the Harvard Crimson. He graduated with honors in 1976 and later did graduate work at the University of Chicago. Steve Chapman has three children and lives in suburban Chicago.

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July 2, 2009 A Bare Minimum of Student Privacy June 28, 2009 Why Adultery is Political Suicide June 25, 2009 Iran Makes War on Iranians June 21, 2009 Tobacco Control and Thought Control June 18, 2009 Is Sotomayor Anti-Gun? June 14, 2009 Indulging Our Health Care Fantasies June 11, 2009 Baffled by the Economy June 7, 2009 If Congress Ran a Car Company June 4, 2009 China After Tiananmen May 31, 2009 Sotomayor's Aversion to Impartiality May 28, 2009 Identity Politics, Left and Right May 24, 2009 Peace with China, and Other Surprises May 21, 2009 China's Rocket to Modernity May 14, 2009 Terrorists in the 'Hood May 10, 2009 Empty Symbolism on Hate Crimes May 7, 2009 The Other Dangers in Pakistan May 3, 2009 Overreacting to Swine Flu Apr 30, 2009 The FCC's F-Word: Freedom Apr 26, 2009 Stacking the Deck on Gay Marriage Apr 23, 2009 Torturing the Truth Apr 19, 2009 The Truths Behind the Tea Parties Apr 16, 2009 Back to the Future on Cuba Apr 5, 2009 Torched by the Olympics? Apr 2, 2009 Obama's Losing Bet on Detroit Mar 29, 2009 Obama's Mythical Defense Cuts Mar 26, 2009 Flag Mistakes of our Fathers Mar 22, 2009 AIG and Our Embarrassing Congress Mar 19, 2009 Congress in a Lynching Mood Mar 15, 2009 Smile, You're on Cop-Car Camera Mar 12, 2009 Stem Cells Are Not Just About Science Mar 8, 2009 Gay Marriage vs. Democracy Mar 5, 2009 Why I Miss Bill Clinton Mar 2, 2009 Obama's Retreat on Iraq Feb 26, 2009 Misstating the Constitution Feb 22, 2009 Detroit as the Prodigal Son Feb 19, 2009 A Cornfed Remedy for Illinois Graft Feb 12, 2009 Baseball's Persistent Drug Culture Feb 8, 2009 Failing in Afghanistan Feb 5, 2009 Dispensing with Democracy Jan 29, 2009 Blagojevich in the Fading Spotlight Jan 25, 2009 Moderating the War on Terror Jan 22, 2009 Repeating Our Economic Errors Jan 18, 2009 Violating Rights, Without Tears Jan 15, 2009 Where Did Bush Go Wrong? Jan 12, 2009 A Well-Earned Impeachment, At Last Jan 8, 2009 The Empty Case For More Regulation Jan 4, 2009 Why the Senate Should Seat Burris Jan 1, 2009 An Empty Suit For an Empty Seat