A wrong Prop. 123 political analysis, single-member state House districts, and parity for independents on the redistricting commission.
Author Archives: robertrobb
Fabulists and election reform
The challenge of fairly considering ill-motivated proposals
The value of democratic decorum
Representative democracy is supposed to be, at least in part, a process of discovery through deliberation. That requires a modicum of respect and civility increasingly missing from our politics.
Reckless president, impotent Congress
Not the combination the framers envisioned.
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/reckless-president-impotent-congress
Limits on the ability of courts to curb Trump’s abuses of power
More immediate and effective measures require congressional action.
For Europe, is Trump a friend or a foe
Does Trump want a Europe that is weak, fragmented, and vulnerable?
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/for-europe-is-trump-a-friend-or-a
Time for ESA supporters to get serious about reform
There are indefensible features of the program. If supporters don’t fix them, opponents will use them to impose more extensive limitations.
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/time-for-esa-supporters-to-get-serious
Carney’s quest
What sort of twisted U.S. foreign policy turns Canada into the leader of a new non-aligned movement?
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/carneys-quest
Hobbs’s new Prop. 123 proposal has merit
The state is losing another education funding lawsuit.
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/hobbss-new-prop-123-proposal-has
A dumb state budget mess
Hobbs still hasn’t learned how to play the budget game.