In Murr v. Wisconsin, even the dissenters fail to give property rights the stature intended by the founders. Fortunately, Arizona voters have.
Category Archives: International and national
GOP attempts too much in Obamacare replacement
Congressional Republicans should have considered fixing the individual health insurance market and Medicaid reform separately.
Dial back the blame game after violent events
After the GOP baseball shooting, political discourse won’t become more civil. But perhaps the blame game after violent events will be dialed back a bit.
Our children’s future? It’s up to them
The future of Millennials and following generations is neither preordained nor unduly constrained. They have a broad range of choices that will determine their path.
Politicians, not banks, are the real bailout problem
The House GOP alternative to Dodd-Frank is an improvement. But only smaller banks will truly end too big to fail.
How do you save a presidency from the president?
Conservatives are frustrated about Donald Trump, but not for the reasons expected.
Good and bad ideas about doing more on terrorism
British Prime Minister Theresa May says that Western democracies should go on offense, doing more than just trying to detect and disrupt terrorist attacks. But is that a realistic aspiration?
Congress’ shrinking role on climate change and war
Presidents weren’t intended to be able to make binding international commitments unilaterally or engage in combat without congressional authorization.
Trump’s budget shouldn’t be DOA
Trump’s budget includes serious and specific recommendations to restructure the federal government along conservative lines. Congressional Republicans shouldn’t ignore it.
Ducey, Trump and First Amendment confusions
The First Amendment protects the right to write or say what you want. That’s it.