If Democrats abolish the virtual filibuster, GOP leader Mitch McConnell threatens to use other rules to bring the Senate to a grinding halt. Democrats should change those rules as well.
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Union bill puts Sinema and Kelly in a political vise
Will Sinema and Kelly really vote to nullify two provisions of the Arizona Constitution, duly approved by a majority of the state’s voters?
Biden’s partial realism about Russia and China
The Biden administration has been refreshingly, and surprisingly, blunt about the adversarial relationship with Russia and China. But expecting refurbished alliances to do much to confront or contain them isn’t realistic.
Republicans shouldn’t block legal status for dreamers
Republicans have the poltical upper hand on immigration. But that could change if they stymie legal status for young adults who were brought here illegally as children. Opposition statements by Arizona GOP House members are revealing.
If Biden wants amnesty, he needs to enforce existing immigration laws
Whatever you want to call conditions on the southern border, that and lax enforcement in the interior make public acceptance of an amnesty less likely.
The country may need uniform election rules. These aren’t them.
Direct election of the president would require uniform, national election standards. H.R. 1 isn’t a good start to that discussion.
Sinema, Kelly flunk first big test of bipartisanship
The Covid relief bill was a perversion of the budget process to enable a partisan cramdown on Keynesian stimulus and non-Covid redistribution. More to come.
Could defamation lawsuits make political discourse more civil and honest?
A thought surfaced by the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuits and one filed against state Sen. Wendy Rogers.
Flake, McCain, Trump and the return of earmarks
Flake and McCain killed earmarks, an important conservative victory. Trump embraced deficit-swelling Keynesian stimulus. Yet it is Flake and McCain who are pariahs in today’s GOP.
Lessons from GameStop mania
Investment markets need protection, from both short-sellers and social-media mobs.