The cozy pictures of Modi, Putin, and Xi reflect a shift in the geopolitical dynamic.
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/the-consequences-of-trumps-mistreatment
What does today’s GOP have to offer small-government conservatives?
Trump’s crony capitalism is a greater intrusion into free markets than the left’s industrial policy.
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/what-does-todays-gop-have-to-offer
Fund students, not buildings
A recent decision illustrates what a wrong-headed direction the 1990s Arizona Supreme Court mandated for school finance
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/fund-students-not-buildings
Will the Arizona No Labels Party make a difference?
It could create a path for pragmatic problem-solvers to reach the general election ballot. But making it such will require extraordinary organizational prowess.
The Trump economic uncertainty effect isn’t going away
The second round of arbitrary tariffs are a random walk through Trump’s mind and mood. There’s no reason to believe that the walk has reached its final destination.
Gutierrez was the G.O.A.T.
There is much to miss about the passing of Gutierrez and his era of legislative leadership.
Read the column…https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/gutierrez-was-the-goat
Now that Trump has demonstrated what Americans don’t want in immigration enforcement, what’s next?
Taking Gallego’s immigration framework seriously.
Trump’s tariff threats: How can any country still consider itself a U.S. ally?
What are the long-term consequences of, not America First, but America Alone?
Read the column: https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/trumps-tariff-threats-how-can-any
Budget leaves state finances still rickety
Hobbs and the legislature keep spending virtually all of any surplus in the very next budget year.
A vexing decision on universal injunctions
What to do about the Trump bull in the Constitution’s china shop?