Trump attempted to stay in power despite losing the election. Virtually all Republicans running in Arizona participated in, condoned, or say they would have participated in the plot.
Prop. 309’s biggest problem: Voter Protection Act
The details of voting procedures, including verifying ballots, shouldn’t be beyond the legislature’s ability to reform, repair, or refine.
What was missing from Sinema’s speech to the McConnell Center
The political left going nuts over an exchange of compliments between her and McConnell illuminates the real obstacle to more civil discourse and bipartisan governance.
The Political Notebook 10.10.22
Masters unjustifiably smears the U.S. military, including the top brass. Kelly’s comments about inflation raise serious questions about his grasp of the issue.
What if Biden had governed from the center left, rather than the hard left?
Would our politics be healthier and Trump’s influence less?
The Political Notebook 9.30.22
Referendum failure dramatically changes the politics of private school vouchers. The attorney general should have a nondiscretionary duty to defend duly enacted state laws.
Let competition in AZ higher ed rip
ASU getting into the associate degree business should trigger a lifting of all restrictions on community colleges offering four-year degrees.
Allowing legislators to keep audit secrets
The Arizona Supreme Court decreed that a judge-invented legislative privilege supersedes a public records law promising an “accurate knowledge” of the origins and operations of Fann’s misbegotten election audit.
Discovering the need for RINOs
Kelli Ward’s letter asking Mitch McConnell to bail out the Blake Masters campaign was curious and instructive.
The distorting role of subsidies
They don’t make things cheaper. They raise prices and misallocate capital.