Archive - Robert Robb

Now that Trump has demonstrated what Americans don't want in immigration enforcement, what's next?

Taking Gallego's immigration framework seriously.

Jul 23 •

Trump's tariff threats: How can any country still consider itself a U.S. ally?

What are the long-term consequences of, not America First, but America Alone?

Jul 15 •

Budget leaves state finances still rickety

Hobbs and the legislature keep spending virtually all of any surplus in the very next budget year.

Jul 9 •

A vexing decision on universal injunctions

What to do about Trump's bull in the Constitution's china shop?

Jul 1 •

June 2025

May 2025

Yee boards a MAGA train

Arguing that the ESA program has too much oversight, rather than too little, won't be politically fruitful.

May 30 •

The Political Notebook 5.20.2025

A tax cut or avoiding a tax increase? Too early for Arizona Democrats to be crying in their beer.

May 20 •

The Trump endgame: managed trade

The flow of goods across borders will be decided more by agreements between political leaders, and less by the market forces of comparative advantage…

May 14 •

The Trump blitzkrieg has been a political loser

The body politic might want change, but not chaos.

May 7 •

April 2025

The sorry state of state government politics, Part II

Is Karrin Taylor Robson faux MAGA or a faux traditional Republican?

Apr 30 •

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