The only redeeming feature of the court’s explanation of why it booted the flat tax referendum off the ballot is Montgomery’s originalist tour de force dissent.
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The Political Notebook 8.19.22
Bad general election bets: Lake and Masters on increasing MAGA turnout; Democrats on abortion.
Sinema and taxes
She probably saved the country from a severe recession, but isn’t really a supply-sider.
Disparate stories that provide a lesson about tax policy
What a Turning Point political rally and a $10.7 billion tax dispute have in common.
Is the Republican Party worth fighting for, or should non-Trumpers abandon it?
Our politics are in a dismal state. Big fixes are needed.
Dumb GOP move on school funding
Not quickly lifting the spending cap is irresponsible. Tying it to universal private school vouchers gives Democrats a potent general election issue.
Robson’s two-step about the 2020 election may suppress her own vote
Playing footsie with the Big Lie doesn’t motivate some parts of her natural coalition to turn out.
A partial understanding of the Trump cult effect
The political space within the GOP for a course independent of Trump appears to be widening.
The Political Notebook 7.22.22
Ducey pitches industrial policy to subsidize computer chip manufacturers. Summer school is no substitute for a comprehensive, statewide plan to remedy Covid-related learning losses.
Slipping away from the snakepit of Middle East geopolitics
The good news about Biden’s trip? No significant accomplishments.