The Politics of Easter
Republicans seem to think Jesus was strongly in favor of the death penalty. This strikes me as a bit odd somehow.
Republicans seem to think Jesus was strongly in favor of the death penalty. This strikes me as a bit odd somehow.
By Michael Bryan The Washington Post has named BlogForArizona the best political blog in Arizona. Congratulations to the wonderful bloggers who have hung their shingles here at BlogForArizona! I think our bloggers are the best, so it's nice to know that readers think so, too. I will note that we did not campaign for the … Read more
Quoting from Sarah Jaffe: On Jan. 10 the staff of Garfield High School voted unanimously to refuse to administer the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test to their ninth-grade students.….As the boycott has become national news, it has attracted support around the country. A letter in solidarity with the Garfield teachers has been signed by … Read more
I loved this hidden camera video of regular folks standing up for others who aren't just like them – made me cry a little, and feel like rationality and human kindness are winning the day.
Watch after the jump…
Paul Ryan and his posse think they’re all gonna go to heaven some day. Evidently they have not read the instructions. There are a lot of voters who take Christian values very very seriously. Values voters ought to stick with the Gospel of Matthew and reject the Gospel of Ayn Rand. Values voters ought to … Read more