Xi blew up the old strategic framework that guided U.S.-China relations. A trade deal will be hard to assess without a replacement.
Category Archives: International and national
Will climate change solve itself?
While there is no political appetite for drastic government mandates, the economy will probably naturally decarobonize, as it has been.
The tragedy of Jeff Flake
Flake’s reaction to Trump left him in political no-man’s land.
The Fed needs to make itself less important
Rather than pausing on interest rate increases, the Fed needs to unwind the economic distortions its massive monetary interventions have caused.
The Return of the Democrats
In Arizona, Democrats ended their election drought with a downpour. It probably marks a new era of more competitive politics.
Judges treating Trump as a second-class president
Judges are denying Trump authority other presidents would have.
Why McSally lost
Her campaign made two strategic mistakes that had nothing to do with Trump.
Getting off Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride
Trump wants all of American politics to be about him. The rest of us shouldn’t be so quick to rise to his bait.
Blue wave vs. Red backlash
That’s how the mid-term is shaping up. Which will be more powerful? The only way to know is to count the votes.
Is there a path to a better politics?
As this dispiriting election season comes to a close, some questions haunt: Is this the best that our democracy can produce? Is there a path to a better politics? I have a modest hope that there is.