The Iran war debacle, Trump’s erraticism, and the shaky condition of the national government’s finances argue against a big defense budget increase.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/under-trump-put-the-military-on-a
Biggs campaigns like it’s 1986
Choosing Kerr for geographic balance would have made sense … 40 years ago.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/biggs-campaigns-like-its-1986
Voucher combatants behaving badly
Both sides are engaging in deceptive tactics.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/voucher-combatants-behaving-badly
Are demagoguery, hyperbole, and lies politically necessary?
What if our politicians engaged in substantive debates and discourse about real issues?
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/are-demagoguery-hyperbole-and-lies
Is Arizona really opposed to the Paramount-Warner merger?
This shouldn’t be a unilateral decision by the state attorney general.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/is-arizona-really-opposed-to-the
Trump and the unitary executive. What could go wrong?
Roberts engages in sophistry to avoid the implications of his unitary executive theory for the Fed.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/trump-and-the-unitary-executive-what
A constructive and sustainable role for the U.S. in the world
A possible new, bipartisan consensus out of the shambles of Trump’s war on Iran and his foreign policy generally.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/a-constructive-and-sustainable-role
State finances still on a shaky foundation
The FY 2027 budget is nothing to crow about.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/state-finances-still-on-a-shaky-foundation
Thoughts from an AI skeptic
Bubble? Did I say bubble?
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/thoughts-from-an-ai-skeptic
The discussion Hobbs doesn’t want to have
Arizona is ripe for a robust debate about state government spending and taxes.
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/the-discussion-hobbs-doesnt-want