The real issue in the French presidential election is probably whether the demise of the European-integration enterprise is fast or gradual.
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Try legislating for a change
From fixing Obamacare to crafting a state budget, legislating as a process of discovery could reveal a democratic consensus.
Sinema and the politics of guilt by association
A pass for Sinema et al on Backpage.com contributions … except for one thing.
A tax incentive gets too big for its britches
The Legislature constrained the GPLET giveaway. The Goldwater Institute is aiming a legal bazooka intending to blow the whole thing up.
More SCOTUS gibberish about racial gerrymandering
The U.S. Supreme Court says that race can’t be used in drawing political boundaries. Except where it can. And it gets confusing from there.
What Ducey has, and hasn’t, done on education
Ducey isn’t trying to destroy public education. But he is an obstacle to restoring funding cuts from the recession.
Schweikert’s Ryancare fix points in the right direction
Schweikert’s risk-sharing proposal might keep Ryancare from imploding, but it wouldn’t create a robust market.
Trump’s ad hoc foreign policy
Syrian air strike indicates that Trump’s foreign policy won’t be rooted in an overall strategic vision of America’s place and role in the world. That may be OK.
Conservatives abandon separation of power
The Right to Earn a Living Act has judges making decisions that belong to the executive and legislative branches.
Worsley amendment clarifies voucher debate
Although I don’t like the limitations, the Worsley amendment makes it clear that this isn’t really about money.