In 2024, Biden can’t bifurcate his political audience the way he did in 2020 — posing as a safe, moderate Democrat to swing voters, while assuring progressives he would enact their agenda.
Monthly Archives: April 2023
Inching toward water markets
Markets and prices are the best way to bring supply and demand back into balance after Colorado River allocation cuts. Barriers against them are beginning to crack.
The Political Notebook 4.21.23
The politics of Hobbs’ record-setting veto spree; Phoenix’s prevailing wage dance; a federal spending freeze has merit.
When should the U.S. fight?
There is a big difference between providing materiel to Ukraine and going into combat for Taiwan.
A final plea: Go with top-two, not ranked choice
The duopoly of the two major parties is ripe for reform in Arizona, but reformers are headed in the wrong direction.
Judges shouldn’t be deciding homeless policy
Phoenix is caught in the crossfire between federal and state judges. Which may be where the city wants to be.
Don’t compete with China over Africa
Harris’ diplomatic mission illustrates how and why the U.S. shouldn’t fully turn geopolitical competition with China into a new Cold War.