The good news about Biden’s trip? No significant accomplishments.
Category Archives: International and national
Somewhat better rules for the administrative state
Taken together, the high court’s decisions on Remain in Mexico and climate change constitute a modest step toward reinvigorating the constitutional authority of both the president and Congress.
The Political Notebook
Nasty and inane GOP guv debate. Robson’s 2020 election evasions. Will Democrats intervene to help Lake?
Biden’s scapegoating letter to oil companies
Biden’s letter about high gas prices displayed an obtuseness about the role price signals play in a market economy.
Federalism the loser in bipartisan gun violence deal
Red flag laws, mental health and school safety should be the responsibility of state and local governments, not a broke national one.
Biden gives a wink and a nod to China cheating on solar panel tariffs
Decision highlights the incoherence of administration policy on both China and energy.
Brnovich misplays Trump endorsement of Masters
Trump attacks Brnovich. Brnovich responds by sucking up to Trump.
What’s missing in the Arizona GOP primaries
Youngkin, Kemp and Raffensperger show that there is a path to victory for Republican candidates running independent of Trump. So, why aren’t any Arizona GOP candidates running in that lane?
Populist right opposes aid to Ukraine, but reasons are muddled
Arizona Republicans in Congress — Biggs, Gosar and Lesko — dissent from the broad bipartisan consensus on assisting Ukraine.
What the draft abortion decision means, and doesn’t mean
Returning the issue to the democratic processes isn’t an attack on democracy. By stressing that abortion is different, the tentative court majority indicated an intent to go no further regarding court-created rights.