Republicans in the House of Representatives heard the call of history and hung up on it. In a vote to formalize the next phase of the impeachment process, all the Republicans, who had complained, without much validity, that they had been shut out of the process in the closed-door depositions (Republicans and their counsel are … Read more
“May the Force Be With You.” “Live Long and Prosper.” “Up, Up, and Away.” “You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” “Expelliarmus!” “Bow Ties are Cool.” These quotes from Star Wars, Star Trek, Superman, The Incredible Hulk, Harry Potter, and Doctor Who are just some of the examples of how human culture has been influenced … Read more
Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell is a living example of the local mayor working for the good of the local residential and business communities depicted in works like Bruce Katz’s The New Localism and The Metropolitan Revolution. A professed pragmatic progressive problem-solver, Mitchell has served as Tempe’s Mayor since 2012. Previous to that, he was a … Read more
Last week The Daily Beast reported, Trump Cuts Out Media That Doesn’t ‘Make Him Feel Beautiful’: Nowadays, faced with a rapidly escalating impeachment inquiry and a potentially tough re-election fight, Trump is going to even greater lengths than usual to try to banish—or retaliate against—news outlets he perceives as unfriendly, and to build an even … Read more
Article 11 of the State Constitution of Arizona deals with public education. Section six concerns higher education at the state’s public universities. It states “instruction” at state universities “shall (not should) be as free as possible.” Well, according to a new study from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Arizona “Public Servants” (Republicans) in … Read more