At some point, Trump is going to have a Twitter meltdown over congressional rules that block his agenda. That’ll be worth reading.
Category Archives: International and national
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.
Blame the Senate filibuster rule for Ryancare’s demise
Conservative governance is impossible unless the filibuster rule is interred.
Trump is right, travel ban decisions are political
The judges ignore the statutory grant of authority that is the heart of Trump’s legal case.