Category Archives: International and national

Ignored realities in the Brexit debate

An exit deal with the EU was never to be had. And Northern Ireland can’t be both in and out of the EU.

An otherwise solid State of the Union address is marred by an act of vainglory.

The silent premise behind “Medicare for All” is that Obamacare has been a bust.

For opponents, it’s the Stone indictment. For supporters, how badly Trump mishandled the shutdown politics.

A wall for Dreamers deal is going nowhere. An E-Verify for Dreamers deal might not fare any better. But it would be worth a try.

Republicans didn’t pass a budget when they were in charge. Democrats are offering a reasonable way out of the current impasse.

Stop taking advice. Particularly about politics. The politics of the 2020 election are impossible to figure out.

Xi blew up the old strategic framework that guided U.S.-China relations. A trade deal will be hard to assess without a replacement.

While there is no political appetite for drastic government mandates, the economy will probably naturally decarobonize, as it has been.

Flake’s reaction to Trump left him in political no-man’s land.