Although Comey should have been fired, skepticism about Trump’s reasons are warranted. Nevertheless, a special prosecutor or select committee is premature.
Category Archives: International and national
Don’t count on the states to bail out Ryancare
Ryancare relies on the states to create a sustainable individual health insurance market. That’s bad policy and a bad bet.
A Trump Twitter tantrum to look forward to
At some point, Trump is going to have a Twitter meltdown over congressional rules that block his agenda. That’ll be worth reading.
Macron to the rescue?
The real issue in the French presidential election is probably whether the demise of the European-integration enterprise is fast or gradual.
Try legislating for a change
From fixing Obamacare to crafting a state budget, legislating as a process of discovery could reveal a democratic consensus.
More SCOTUS gibberish about racial gerrymandering
The U.S. Supreme Court says that race can’t be used in drawing political boundaries. Except where it can. And it gets confusing from there.
Schweikert’s Ryancare fix points in the right direction
Schweikert’s risk-sharing proposal might keep Ryancare from imploding, but it wouldn’t create a robust market.
Trump’s ad hoc foreign policy
Syrian air strike indicates that Trump’s foreign policy won’t be rooted in an overall strategic vision of America’s place and role in the world. That may be OK.
Hey GOP, concentrate on keeping the lights on
Rather than rushing into tax reform or other issues, the Trump administration and congressional Republicans should focus on avoiding a government shutdown.
Pounding Flake over internet privacy
Flake was right to repeal a last-hour Obama administration rule creating disparate internet privacy rules. But there is a larger issue to be decided. Here’s my radical idea about internet privacy.