What mass shooters have in common is profound social alienation. There are places on the internet where such people gather.
Breaking up big tech won’t solve the problem
Give users control of their data, but otherwise leave big tech alone.
The Fed’s inconsistency and Libra’s promise
While a debate breaks out about limiting how the Fed manages monetary policy, Facebook proposes a competitive digital currency.
What the mass shooting blame game gets wrong
What mass shooters have in common is social alienation, not politics. The blame game obscures that.
Contrary to Brnovich, the time is actually ripe to abolish the dealth penalty
If the state has to resort to subterfuge and smuggling to obtain the means of execution, it’s time to make life in prison the ultimate punishment.
Prop. 105 would accomplish one big thing
While there is much to dislike in Prop. 105, it will stop Phoenix from pouring good money after bad in fixed rail.
This time, budget ‘no’ vote was the right call
The budget deal moves federal finances in the wrong direction. And the government shutdown clock wasn’t ticking.
Prop. 106 is a useful prod on pension debt
Given how deeply Phoenix’s pension programs are underwater, modest spending restraint to prioritize reducing pension debt is a prudent course.
Dems are repeating Hillary’s mistake
Attributing Trump’s political support to irredeemable deplorables, or white racists, is to badly misread the political landscape.
If Arizona legalizes pot, potency should be regulated
If an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana doesn’t include the authority for an independent regulator to limit potency, Gov. Ducey and the Legislature should step in.