Both camps are primarily conducting base turnout campaigns. Swing voters may end up deciding based more on personality than policy.
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Needed: A steady economic hand
The Fed should take a long view, and not be buffeted by the clamor over incremental changes in imprecise monthly data.
Court reform shouldn’t be partisan
A constructive discussion and debate could be productive. Biden’s broadside wasn’t.
Overheated political rhetoric about overheated political rhetoric
Calls for an elevated political discourse in the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump are welcomed. But don’t expect much to change.
Dems should trade Biden for Whitmer
An enfeebled Biden may be too much for Never Trumpers to swallow.
Trump isn’t the anti-inflation candidate
He likes debt, favors easy money, and wants to undermine the independence of the Fed.
Kelly’s serious but flawed maritime strategy initiative
Building up the Navy requires a credible budget commitment, not propping up a commercial industry.
Trump, the law-and-order candidate?
It would be an act of political satire if Trump benefits from growing concern about civic disorder.
Biden and Haley Republicans
Biden needs a course correction if he wants the 2024 election to be about Trump.
Backing into a value-added tax
Biden’s proposed budget illustrates that a European-style social democracy cannot be financed strictly through higher taxes on corporations and the rich.