Republicans plan on using China as a wedge issue in the election. What the country really needs is a new bipartisan consensus regarding a post-engagement approach to China.
Ducey should have stuck with his first statement about protests and rioting
You don’t have to agree with the premise of the protesters to condemn, and take action against, rioting and looting.
Trump’s incredibly shrinking Arizona Republican Party
In 2014, the state GOP was unbeatable. Today, it barely has more registered voters than the Democrats. The principal change between then and now is Trump.
Trump’s quixotic quest for a nuclear deal with Russia and China
It’s a nonstarter. And it isn’t an America-first approach.
Local kerfuffle proves Citizens United right
Who is the press these days? A kerfuffle over the origins and funding of Arizona Mirror illustrates the soundness of the Citizens United decision not making First Amendment rights contingent on the answer.
Rather than the Heroes Act, dust off this idea
The focus should be on income support and security. And old idea of Milton Friedman’s would provide a good foundation.
Where have all the liberal civil libertarians gone?
What happened in the Michael Flynn case should bother civil libertarians of all ideological variations, irrespective of what they think about Flynn or Trump.
There shouldn’t be specific COVID-19 liability rules
A general discussion and debate about tort reform would be useful. But creating new COVID-19 liability rules on the fly isn’t warranted.
The big risks in Sinema’s COVID-19 approach
Sinema’s approach can be caricatured as: Shut everything down. Put everyone on the federal dole.
Trump’s revealing Twitter-mugging of Sweden
Trump likes the way the states have managed the COVID-19 outbreak, except when he doesn’t.