“Cook”ing the Books
The unprecedented effort to oust Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve President Donald Trump on Monday, August 25th wrote on his Truth Social media account that he was firing Lisa…
Partisan Gerrymanders really are unconstitutional
At the behest of President Donald Trump, the Texas legislature is in the process of setting forth a blatantly partisan gerrymander,, beyond their prior gerrymander, aimed at increasing the number…
Tax Breaks for the Diamondbacks Mean Cuts Elsewhere
Despite a lengthy economic literature that has shown that sports teams contribute little to local economies, governments keep subsidizing them, even as billionaire owners get to cash in when they…
Free Speech and the Palestinian Exception
The libertarian Goldwater Institute prides itself in “advancing the principles of limited government, economic freedom, and individual liberty, with a focus on education, free speech, healthcare, equal protection, property rights,…
How UnitedHealthcare Killed My Daughter
The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024 has led to a national conversation about the ethics of health insurance companies when they deny coverage. It’s tragic…
To Salt Lake City? Don’t Fret the Economic Impact
Recent buzz has centered on the Arizona Coyotes, the Valley’s National Hockey League (NHL) team, heading to Salt Lake City. The economic loss of the team’s departure from the Valley…
McCarthyism
I have taught POS 110 at Arizona State University every semester since the Fall of 2008 until this semester. The class in recent years has included a theme that revolved…
Sinema-Tillis Immigration Proposal failure proves Republicans are not serious about border solutions
Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) came up with a very workable bipartisan immigration proposal. I say workable because it represents what both parties say they advocate for--with each…
Ducey’s Border Stunt Boondoggle
Outgoing Arizona Governor Doug Ducey thanks to a legislative appropriation of half a billion for "border security" has used a reported $95 million of it to erect some 3,000 shipping…