The Biden administration’s border security proposals are serious, even if Biden is not.
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Sinema remains Dems’ best hope for 2024
Her policy preferences are far closer to the Democrats than the Republicans.
Stanton, Gallego dance on Southwest’s bones
The shadow boxing for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination will be an unedifying exercise.
Biden’s confused and confusing China policy
Dividing issues with China into a competition bucket and a cooperation bucket won’t work.
Andy Biggs and The Revenge of the RINOs
Biggs’ attempt to deprive McCarthy of the speakership is obtuse regarding the lesson of the 2022 election.
Biden can’t make the same election claims this time around
Trump is a weaker candidate than he was in 2020, but so is Biden.
An Election Day reflection: Can democracies do better at providing stable, problem-solving governance?
Democracies still vastly outperform autocracies. But it’s hard to escape the conclusion that they are underperforming.
Election denialism is far from the whole of the issue
Trump attempted to stay in power despite losing the election. Virtually all Republicans running in Arizona participated in, condoned, or say they would have participated in the plot.
What was missing from Sinema’s speech to the McConnell Center
The political left going nuts over an exchange of compliments between her and McConnell illuminates the real obstacle to more civil discourse and bipartisan governance.
The Political Notebook 10.10.22
Masters unjustifiably smears the U.S. military, including the top brass. Kelly’s comments about inflation raise serious questions about his grasp of the issue.