In recent court decisions, Trump won one (travel ban) and lost one (defunding sanctuary cities). In both cases, the courts got the separation of powers right.
Category Archives: International and national
Some people genuinely believe in the GOP tax reform bill
McCain and Flake aren’t “putting party above country” in voting for the GOP tax reform bill. And what’s the case, moral or economic, for taking 45 percent of the next dollar anyone earns, however rich?
Share buybacks and dividends are economically productive
If companies respond to lower taxes by increasing share buybacks and dividends, the money doesn’t stay idle.
Trump’s embassy move to Jerusalem was right decision
Israel should be treated as a normal country, including deciding where its capital is located.
GOP loses tax reform debate because of filibuster rule
There is a meaningful middle-class tax cut. But, because of the filibuster rule, it disappears after eight years.
Do the political rules apply to Donald Trump?
I try to explain Trump’s political allure to my son. I do not succeed.
Sinema is running against Trump, whether she wants to or not
Notebook: National Democrats will turn the election into a referendum on Trump, irrespective of what Sinema wants; and why the enthusiasm for Ann Kirkpatrick?
The internet didn’t need a net neutrality fix
The story of the internet before the FCC adopted net neutrality was one of rapidly improving performance and expanding consumer choices.
McCain didn’t abandon priniciple to vote for tax reform
If McCain doesn’t vote with Democrats, is that an abandonment of his principles? According to liberal critics, the answer apparently is yes.
McCain is wrong about the Trump effect in foreign policy
I wish the Trump effect wasn’t so erratic. But if it causes other democracies to do more on their own, is that really a bad thing?