The courts have created an expansive “legislative privilege” that goes far beyond the limited immunity in the state Constitution.
Ducey takes his political pander on masks too far
Rather than allocating federal funds equally to all schools, the governor puts state funds at risk by trying to leverage federal funds to enforce a law that’s been vacated.
On inflation worries, all eyes should be on the Fed
There are many reasons to worry about the economic effects of Biden’s Build Back Better reconciliation bill. Inflation isn’t really one of them.
What if Sinema became an actual independent?
That would remove the primary threat progressive hardliners are using against her. It could also usher in a healthier, less partisan, politics for Arizona.
Ducey’s accidental conservative legacy
The weird game of political Twister that will decide Arizona’s income tax structure.
Biden plan would blunt America’s true edge
A larger, freer private sector economy is the U.S. advantage over other developed countries.
Brnovich, Ducey go rogue on budget lawsuit
A judiciary that robustly enforces constitutional norms and limits on the other two branches of government is a fundamental plank of conservative governance, properly understood.
Abolish the debt limit
The debt limit hasn’t operated as a check on spending or borrowing. Instead, it’s a piece of economic dynamite that neither party can be entrusted to handle.
Budget ruling not enough to curb unconstitutional legislating
Some things for the high court to think about if it takes up the case.
To restore election confidence, stop catering to the lie
The Senate audit tried to make mountains out of molehills. But it actually debunked the core conspiracy theories underlying the claim that Trump won the election.