Congress should reassert its constitutional authority, but shouldn’t intrude on the president’s power, even if that president is Trump.
Category Archives: International and national
Trump is wrong, but no threat to the Fed
Artificially low interest rates are bad for small savers and the economy, but Trump expressing the opposite view isn’t a threat to the Fed’s independence.
The real difference between McSally and Ward
The issue differences are not that large. The real choice is about a commitment to governing.
Flake is right about trade
Flake proposes that congressional approval be required before a president can impose tariffs on national security grounds. That’s the least Congress can do to reassert its authority in this area.
Trump boosts free trade … in other countries
Other countries are rapidly signing agreements, while what Trump wants on trade remains unclear.
Domestic politics cloud clear thinking about Russia
Relations with Russia should be grounded in three realities, which are being overshadowed by domestic political eruptions.
AZ should follow CA’s lead on digital privacy
Congress should pass a law protecting personal digital data as a property right, but won’t. Arizona should follow California’s lead and pass one of our own.
Trump is mostly right about NATO
European democracies have the resources to provide for their own collective security. Now, they should develop the will.
More at stake than Roe in Kennedy’s replacement
Is there still hope for a federal judiciary that plays the role the founders intended?
U.S.-Mexico relations after Lopez Obrador
The U.S. should seal off access to our formal economy for future illegal workers from Mexico through E-Verify and otherwise give Lopez Obrador space to do what he can.