Michael Bryan By Michael Bryan It seems that Lester Pearce, brother of Arizona Fürer Russell Pearce, is an adherent of the racist, theocratic, crackpot historical-legal theories of W. Cleon Skousen. I actually don't find this terribly surprising, given what I know about the Pearce family's politics. In fact, Russell Pearce has never denied that he is a … Read more
The Arizona legislature failed in it's attempt to refer to voters a constitutional amendment that would have effectively ended merit selection of judges in Arizona and made the judiciary a creature of the Executive over time. The President of the Arizona Bar gives and excellent overview of the final version that eventually passed and will … Read more
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By Karl Reiner According to Census Bureau data, the proportion of Americans living in urban areas rose from 93.2% in 2000 to 93.7% in 2010. The bigger cities grew faster than small ones, most of the growth occurring in the suburbs. The data contradicts one of our cherished illusions. We are not a nation of … Read more
Posted by Michael Bryan What the GOP is willing to shut the government down over is actually merely a symbolic amount of spending. The problem lies not in the cuts themselves (other than the distribution of the pain they will cause is unjustly slanted toward those who can least absorb the blow), but the policy … Read more