The real risk wasn’t losing state-shared revenues. It was turning the routers over to untrustworthy hands. The settlement precludes that.
Ducey’s legacy has been settled: It’s bet, bet, bet
Ducey ushered in a massive expansion of the presence of gambling in our culture, without maximizing revenues for the state.
Reading way too much into the Texas abortion law decision
The Supreme Court decision was about procedure, not abortion. The dissents actually validate the majority’s conclusion.
Biden’s covid plan misuses authorities
Even if you agree with Biden’s announced policies, the way he intends to effectuate them should be worrisome.
The case for appointed state officers
The attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer are all running for higher office. Why should these positions be filled by politicians to begin with?
Afghanistan and the need for a new foreign policy approach
Afghanistan has discredited both the neoconservative and internationalist foreign policy paradigms. A new paradigm is needed, based upon a much narrower view of when the national interest warrants an intervention in other countries.
A four-alarm response to COVID learning deficiencies needed
Schools are sitting on bundles of federal COVID cash. The time to spend it on intensive remediation is now.
What’s wrong with Brnovich’s subpoena finding
If individual legislators have this much power, it violates the due process clause of the federal and state Constitutions.
Prop. 208 drafters have themselves to blame for its legal demise
The attempt at dodging a constitutional spending limit was the original sin.
The bigger mistake in Afghanistan was Bush’s
Bush botched the staying in. Biden botched the getting out.