The Kyl-Kennedy legislation provided the framework: Democrats win the argument about the past; Republicans about the future.
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Congress isn’t a law enforcement agency
That’s the key to making sense of the political war that has broken out between Trump and House Democrats.
If Trump wants to be Tariff Man, be Tariff Man
The economy could adjust to steady protectionism. But Trump’s erratic behavior on trade is damagingly disruptive.
The U.S. shouldn’t have made Venezuela about us
By interfering, we muddled two useful object lessons for the world.
Why is Trump’s tax reform success such a surprise?
If more resources are left at work in the private-sector economy, the private-sector economy will produce more.
Don’t turn the police into political footballs
Reduced crime rates were a big accomplishment. The unwarranted and excessive political scrutiny given to the Phoenix PD and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office are the sort of thing that might put it at risk.
The one mistake millennials shouldn’t make in their march to socialism
A bigger government requires free capital and labor markets to pay for it.
Using sanctions as a weapon will eventually backfire
Indiscriminate use of sanctions will hasten the day other countries arrange to conduct international trade around us.
On Yemen, the Constitution is upended
Trump will continue to engage in military action in Yemen, even though a majority of Congress has formally opposed it.
A conservative vote on drug reimportation
Most conservatives oppose it, but it would a beneficial exercise in arbitrage.