Ryan is too important to become speaker of the House.
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What kind of socialist is Sanders?
He hasn’t given the organization of a political economy sufficient thought to really qualify.
The Sanders pass on Clinton’s emails
While Clinton’s use of a private server is a legitimate issue, Sanders can’t make political hay with it.
Is Putin the new strong horse in the Middle East?
Obama may be floundering in Syria, but that doesn’t make Putin a geopolitical genius.
Douglas’ worrisome opposition to testing
While in political disfavor, there is no true alternative to statewide tests to measure performance.
Sidestepping the APS-rooftop solar feud
The Arizona Corporation Commission can sidestep the feud by asking, and answering, the right question.
Can Republicans govern?
The Shutdown Caucus has neutralized the GOP majority in the House and created a divide no one can bridge.
Tilting at the windmill of child safety reform
A politically unfeasible reform that would fix the Department of Child Safety, to the extent it can be fixed.
More Bernanke piffle
Bernanke claims for monetary policy benefits that actually are attributable to more flexible and free labor markets.
Douglas, Dems post lame ed funding ideas
If the goal is meaningfully more money for schools quickly, Ducey’s state land trust proposal remains the only horse in the race with a chance of reaching the finish line.