David Safier by David Safier The Republican vs. Republican battle lines are beginning to shape up here in Arizona now that they have all the power and can't blame what they do, or don't do, on their arch nemesis, Napolitano. No matter how hard they try to wriggle out of it, eventually, they have to own up … Read more
by David Safier If the Arizona Republican Party can't count on business leaders to support them, who can they count on? The Tucson economic development group recently asked businesses what they most want the state Legislature to fund. The answer was resounding: education. About 77 percent of 600 respondents checked the box on the survey … Read more
by David Safier I've said it before and I'll say it again. I like the idea of charter schools, and I'm a big fan of the best charter schools. But I'm not a fan of Arizona's charter school system. Our economy is in a tailspin, the disastrous results of runaway free market capitalism. The invisible … Read more
by David Safier From today's Bob Herbert column, Stop Being Stupid: We have behaved in ways that were incredibly, astonishingly and embarrassingly stupid for much too long. We’ve wrecked the economy and mortgaged the future of generations yet unborn. We don’t even know if we’ll have an automobile industry in the coming years. It’s time … Read more
by David Safier From Steve and Mariana, frequent commenters on BfA: Hey Mr. Vic Williams:We met you several times at Drinking Liberally and we were impressed with your honesty and integrity. You told us about your business and how you paid your employees good wages and established real rapport between you and them.What's the story … Read more