Bargain-basement bias

Gov. Matt Bevin’s recent payment of $500,000 to have the previous Kentucky administration probed for potential wrongdoing seems highly exorbitant. I’m certain I can give the governor exactly the answer he wants for half the price: Bevin, good; Beshear, bad. There. That should do it. Please make the check payable to:

This story was originally published August 26, 2016 at 8:36 PM with the headline "Bargain-basement bias."