Ryan’s memo might not have been wise, but the judge’s comparison with Joe Arpaio was way out of line.
Category Archives: State and local
Befuddled thinking about Arpaio and immigration
Arpaio wasn’t railroaded, but he didn’t get the jury trial guaranteed by the Constitution.
Jeff Flake doubles down against Donald Trump
In his new book, Conscience of a Conservative, Flake writes Trump out of conservatism and tries to increase the market for a politics of inclusion and expansion.
The scandal behind the Navajo housing scandal
The real obstacle to Native American advancement is a culture of paternalism and dependency embedded in the relationship with the federal government.
Gowan’s guilty in the court of public opinion
Don’t have a quarrel with AG Brnovich’s decision not to prosecute, but the conclusion that former state House Speaker David Gowan misused public resources can be fairly made.
Jack DeBolske, the Valley’s relentless force
DeBolske, who passed away this week, had a greater influence on the development of the modern Phoenix metro area than any other figure in our history.
Flake, McCain and the demise of Mitchcare
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell surprisingly concocted an Obamacare replacement, call it Mitchcare, that was actually worth passing.
Sheriff Joe should get a jury trial
The U.S. Constitution couldn’t be plainer, and the case has some twists a jury, not a judge, should weigh.
Justices treat property rights as second class
In Murr v. Wisconsin, even the dissenters fail to give property rights the stature intended by the founders. Fortunately, Arizona voters have.
Medicaid hysteria is overwrought
The actual likely effects of GOP Obamacare replacements on Arizona’s Medicaid program don’t justify all the hysteria.