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