When Juicy Gossip Got a New Meaning By Patt Morrison, This is Patt Morrison's first weekly column for the Commentary page. Her e-mail address is patt.morrison@latimes.com.
Enough Paranoia for Us All By Peter Starr, Peter Starr teaches French and comparative literature at USC. He is writing a book on paranoia in American culture.
A Bit Too Early for Sainthood By Jonathan Turley, Jonathan Turley is a law professor at George Washington University and is writing a book on Alexander Hamilton.
It's the Law -- Even in War By Allen S. Weiner, Allen S. Weiner is a law professor at the Stanford Institute for International Studies and Stanford Law School. From 1990 to 2001 he was an attorney in the State Department.