Robert Kagan Announces Trump Has Destroyed American Hegemony in the Middle East and Broken the American Alliance System
May 14, 2026
Robert Kagan, whether you love him or hate him, is a serious observer and participant in American foriegn policy for the past 30 years. You might disagree, but you can’t ignore him or reject his views out of hand. He recently appeared on the PBS Newshour and essentially pronounced the end of the American led
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes Reassures Arizona Voters Ahead of 2026 Elections
May 14, 2026
A United States Supreme Court decision gutting section two of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Arizona Republican Legislative and County Leaders looking to eliminate mail-in voting, redraw congressional districts to make the Grand Canyon state an apartheid one, and make the voting experience uncomfortable for people with disabilities. Trump’s “Justice” Department wanting access to Arizona
Party Boy Kash Patel heads the Federal Bureau of Intoxication
May 13, 2026
Drunken, wandery-eyed FBI Chief Kash Patel is busy these days getting blackout drunk, flying his extra-young girlfriend around in his government jet, handing out his FBI brand bourbon and selling merch on his Fight With K$H website. Patel is so blotto that he misstated that Chinese mass-produced driver’s licenses were used in a mail-in ballot
(UPDATED) “End the Waste. End the Fraud. End the Abuse”: Auditor General Finds Major Issues of Non-Compliance with the ESA Program
May 12, 2026
It is amazing what an audit can uncover. In another bombshell report by 12 News journalist Craig Harris, the billion-dollar-a-year Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) private school voucher welfare/scam for the wealthy and huckster class program, has been found by the Auditor General to have major issues of non-compliance in how management at the Arizona
These Three Remarks from Mad King Trump May Be the Democratic Midterm Campaign Ads for the Year
May 12, 2026
When he is not dozing off on television in the Oval Office or heading up a crime family scamming the American taxpayer, or destroying the nation with his brain-dead economic and foreign policies, Mad King Donald Trump gives the press a lot to write about and broadcast with his words. Earlier today, as he left
Competitiveness and the Voting Rights Act
May 12, 2026
[Note: this article was co-written with retired attorney Jay Simpson.] Redistricting is in the news. While it can be an obscure topic, mostly of interest to a modest number of nerds (us included), it has become national news every day. More people now see how it can fundamentally affect our democracy. As established in the
Donald, Pete, and Juan’s War Breaks Your Bank
May 11, 2026
Pete Hegseth and Juan Ciscomani are buddies. But GasBuddy is not their buddy. We were going to write about Affordability, the mid-term election topic important to voters. But it turns out, one can’t write about Affordability without first addressing the Iran War. We call it Donald, Pete, and Juan’s War because Donald Trump mindlessly
4 Benefits Voters Get with Nick Mansour as Arizona Treasurer
May 10, 2026
Nick Mansour, a successful businessman and former college president, will bring four benefits to the neglected office of Arizona Treasurer: “We’ll make Arizona the best place to live, work and raise a family,” Mansour told Democratic activists in Legislative District 18. Mansour launches education-first campaign Mansour, 50, said his top priority as Treasurer is improving
