Theologian and philosopher Michael Novak passed away last Friday. His The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism remains the book that best explains the way the world works, and ought to work.
Universal school choice is pretty cheap
The real lesson from a recent legislative staff report is that maximizing parental choice in education is relatively inexpensive.
Mexico shouldn’t rise to Trump’s bait
Mexico should wait Trump out and reduce barriers to a higher performing domestic economy.
Defanging the left through initiative restrictions is a dead end
Here are some better ideas.
Trump is right, travel ban decisions are political
The judges ignore the statutory grant of authority that is the heart of Trump’s legal case.
Tax schemes and subterfuges afoot
The Legislature is mulling opaque ways of funding university buildings, hockey arenas and more.
Trump’s immigration pause isn’t the main event
The temporary pause is a rabbit hole. The real action is what Trump ordered as permanent policy, which isn’t being challenged.
There’s no pot of gold in closing sales tax loopholes
A bill mandating a review of sales tax exemptions is a waste of time.
Deseg funding fix doesn’t go far enough
The need for more education funding overall shouldn’t paralyze debate and action on fixing what’s in the existing school finance formula that doesn’t make sense.
An ugly state budget fight is coming
Ducey went way out on a limb for new spending initiatives a truly prudent budget can’t support.