Editorials

Republicans and Democrats can agree on justice reforms

In the past few weeks, both the U.S. House and the Senate introduced broad criminal justice reform packages…

Editorials

Spending more cash doesn’t mean results

A recent New York Times headline read, “Raising Taxes on the Wealthiest Would Pay for Bold Plans.” The…

Editorials

Polls irrelevant to Second Amendment

Many states expanded gun rights after 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre Ted Cruz promises to defend gun rights…

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It’s not freedom if choices taken away

There’s the wink, there’s the nudge – and eventually, there’s the shove. It’s an entirely predictable progression, and…

Editorials

Campaigns do not need public funds

One of the more persistent ideas coming out of the Democratic Party is the public funding of political…

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Food catastrophes that never happen

Some ideas are so tempting that not even facts stand in their way. That’s why the truly terrible…

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Pragmatism’s nice, but ideas do matter

In recent weeks, there’s been a compare/contrast exercise among the Republican electorate, pitting Donald Trump against pretty much…

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Seven propositions worthy of passage

As we’ve said, the Texas Constitution is a gloriously inefficient document. It’s that way on purpose. The result…

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Democratic debate was a softball game

Democrats and their supporters in the media are congratulating themselves for a job well done in the first…

Editorials

Yes, taxing things decreases demand

The New York Times has made an important discovery. At least, one writer has. Margot Sanger-Katz has found…