By Barry Kirschner Long time political activist and Phoenix lawyer Gerry Pollock died July 29, 2019 at age 87. Pollock was a man of conviction, willing to challenge the establishment in spite of long odds. He is most well known for being a candidate for Governor of Arizona in a petitioned for recall of Jack … Read more
It is unlikely that Congress will do anything about gun safety until after the 2020 elections, when the pro-gun legislators should be voted out of office. The past is prologue and within two weeks social media, cable news, and print newspapers will jump on something besides the gun massacres in El Paso, Dayton, and Gilroy. … Read more
A new school year has dawned and despite funding increases enacted by the State Legislature over the last two years, Arizona schools are still being appropriated at Pre 2008 recession levels. This is 2019. Schools should be funded according to the economics of 2019 not 11 years ago. Currently, Arizona is ranked 49th in the … Read more
Do you remember the controversy surrounding redevelopment of the Ronstadt Transit Center? Back in 2013-2014, developers were making a play to redevelopment the Ronstadt Transit Center. They had pitched redevelopment of the Ronstadt in the past and failed; the 2013-14 plans revolved around building something on top of the Ronstadt. I mention this ancient history because the … Read more
Tucker Carlson is a privileged white rich boy who got his start in media only because of his father’s extensive connections — Richard Warner Carlson is a former Los Angeles news anchor and U.S. ambassador to the Seychelles who was also president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and director of Voice of America. He … Read more