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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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Aug 16, 2009 What's Scary About Health Care Reform? Sept 13, 2009 The Republican Health Care Failure Feb 19, 2009 A Cornfed Remedy for Illinois Graft Nov 22, 2009 Armed Pols: A Chicago Tradition Aug 23, 2009 Health Care and Infant Mortality: The Real Story Mar 22, 2009 AIG and Our Embarrassing Congress Mar 12, 2009 Stem Cells Are Not Just About Science Apr 19, 2009 The Truths Behind the Tea Parties Aug 9, 2009 The Real Clunkers in this Deal Oct 18, 2009 Treating the Elderly Like Spoiled Brats Feb 26, 2009 Misstating the Constitution Feb 22, 2009 Detroit as the Prodigal Son Jan 1, 2009 An Empty Suit For an Empty Seat Mar 5, 2009 Why I Miss Bill Clinton July 16, 2009 The 'Public Option' Health Care Scam Jan 22, 2009 Repeating Our Economic Errors Jan 4, 2009 Why the Senate Should Seat Burris Jan 15, 2009 Where Did Bush Go Wrong? Mar 19, 2009 Congress in a Lynching Mood Mar 2, 2009 Obama's Retreat on Iraq May 31, 2009 Sotomayor's Aversion to Impartiality Dec 6, 2009 Boobs in Congress Mar 15, 2009 Smile, You're on Cop-Car Camera Mar 29, 2009 Obama's Mythical Defense Cuts June 7, 2009 If Congress Ran a Car Company July 12, 2009 Trivial Pursuit in Washington Jan 18, 2009 Violating Rights, Without Tears Sept 3, 2009 Prolonging Futility in Afghanistan Jan 8, 2009 The Empty Case For More Regulation June 21, 2009 Tobacco Control and Thought Control Sept 6, 2009 When Compassion Is Cruel Apr 2, 2009 Obama's Losing Bet on Detroit Aug 30, 2009 Obama Hits Anti-Government Nerves May 24, 2009 Peace with China, and Other Surprises Oct 29, 2009 The Unhealthy 'Public Option' July 30, 2009 States in a Fiscal Hole They Dug May 14, 2009 Terrorists in the 'Hood Apr 30, 2009 The FCC's F-Word: Freedom Sept 20, 2009 Race and the Opposition to Obama Oct 4, 2009 Chicago Wins by Losing Mar 8, 2009 Gay Marriage vs. Democracy July 19, 2009 The Virtues of Supreme Silence July 23, 2009 The Dangerous Minimum Wage Mirage June 28, 2009 Why Adultery is Political Suicide July 26, 2009 From President to Pundit Sept 27, 2009 Sweet Lies About Kids and Smoking May 28, 2009 Identity Politics, Left and Right Oct 15, 2009 Mortgage Madness, Again Oct 25, 2009 Creators Health Care Delusions, Left and Right June 18, 2009 Is Sotomayor Anti-Gun? Apr 5, 2009 Torched by the Olympics? Nov 8, 2009 Our Dangerous Cold War Nostalgia Nov 15, 2009 Gay Marriage Lost, But It's Not Losing July 9, 2009 The Secret of Palin's Staying Power July 2, 2009 A Bare Minimum of Student Privacy Oct 8, 2009 Obama and the 'Socialist' Canard June 14, 2009 Indulging Our Health Care Fantasies Feb 8, 2009 Failing in Afghanistan May 3, 2009 Overreacting to Swine Flu Sept 17, 2009 The Revenge of Ross Perot Sept 10, 2009 Lessons of Obama's School Speech Oct 1, 2009 The Tragedies of Afghanistan Feb 5, 2009 Dispensing with Democracy Jan 25, 2009 Moderating the War on Terror Aug 20, 2009 An Odd Silence on Gay Marriage Oct 22, 2009 From Obama, Sanity on Marijuana May 21, 2009 China's Rocket to Modernity Aug 6, 2009 Vetoing Vicious Vodka Mar 26, 2009 Flag Mistakes of our Fathers Nov 1, 2009 A Big, Fat Political Mistake June 25, 2009 Iran Makes War on Iranians Apr 16, 2009 Back to the Future on Cuba Aug 13, 2009 Democracy Without Elections Oct 11, 2009 Fattening the Nanny State Nov 12, 2009 Muslims and Mass Murder June 11, 2009 Baffled by the Economy Aug 27, 2009 Rationalizing Torture May 10, 2009 Empty Symbolism on Hate Crimes Apr 26, 2009 Stacking the Deck on Gay Marriage Jan 12, 2009 A Well-Earned Impeachment, At Last Jan 29, 2009 Blagojevich in the Fading Spotlight Feb 12, 2009 Baseball's Persistent Drug Culture Nov 5, 2009 America Only Seems Polarized Apr 23, 2009 Torturing the Truth June 4, 2009 China After Tiananmen May 7, 2009 The Other Dangers in Pakistan