A European-style social welfare system will require a European-style value-added tax.
Legislate, not litigate, more money for prison health care
If an “expert” report is right, that the principal problem is that the system is underfunded, there’s no answer to be found in a federal courtroom.
Russia is now in the Middle East snake pit
Trump’s erratic actions in Syria have increased Russia’s position. But is that a gain or a headache?
Quid pro quo or not, what Trump did was wrong
The defense of Trump’s Ukrainian call misses a larger point, as does the whitewash of the unseemly situation with the Bidens in the country.
As Obamacare stabilizes, GOP still doesn’t have a clue
Obamacare isn’t what was envisioned. But Republicans don’t have a credible alternative to Democratic proposals for ever greater government involvement in health care.
Biggs’ contracts a case of TDDS
Biggs is right that Democrats are suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome. But Biggs has come down with a case of Trump Derangement Derangement Syndrome.
Empty congressional posturing about Turkey and the Kurds
The monumental difference between being a member of Congress and commander in chief.
Three ideas to improve working conditions for teachers
To solve Arizona’s teacher shortage, pay has to be increased. But working conditions also need to be overhauled and improved. Here’s three ideas to do that.
A judge’s wayward last stand against Prop. 123
Judge Neil Wake’s political screed about education finance got a lot of things wrong.
Focus on Giuliani, not Barr
The key to understanding the full context of Trump’s attempt to induce a foreign leader to investigate a political rival lies in Giuliani’s interactions with Ukrainian officials.