Inelegant but functional ed funding deal

More money for schools and averting a constitutional crisis aren’t something to be messing with.

Obama’s defensible defense veto

Defense spending shouldn’t be considered independently from the rest of the federal budget.

Yeah, Republicans are being political. But Clinton’s role in Benghazi’s aftermath is still disturbing.

Given the depth of cuts, putting restrictions on a small restoration is untimely.

Ryan is too important to become speaker of the House.

He hasn’t given the organization of a political economy sufficient thought to really qualify.

While Clinton’s use of a private server is a legitimate issue, Sanders can’t make political hay with it.

Obama may be floundering in Syria, but that doesn’t make Putin a geopolitical genius.

While in political disfavor, there is no true alternative to statewide tests to measure performance.

The Arizona Corporation Commission can sidestep the feud by asking, and answering, the right question.