Arizona’s Privatizing Public Safety Fail

By Michael Bryan  As we have been watching over the past several days, an entirely preventable tragedy has been delivered courtesy of the for-profit incarceration industry. Three murderers escaped a profit-center prison in northern Arizona and two of them apparently went on an interstate rampage.  The result has been the tragic death of two innocent … Read more

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A Battle Abrewing Over Birthright Citizenship

This is Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce. He LITERALLY hates babies. I'm really not sure if this is pure political saber-rattling or a genuine debate the GOP is looking to engage in, but earlier this week, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joined other top Republicans in raising the question of birthright citizenship. The whole debate … Read more

Senator Kyl is an Embarrassment to Arizona

By Michael Bryan Senator Kyl opened his mouth and allowed this to crawl out regarding the SB1070 ruling: “I personally believe it was politically motivated,” Kyl told Fox. “Yes, it will be appealed, perhaps it’ll eventually end up in the U.S. Supreme Court, but it would be much preferable if the federal government just did … Read more

The Battle is Won, the War Continues

By Michael Bryan   With Judge Bolton's ruling enjoining enforcement of the core provisions of SB1070, the battle to stop Arizona from becoming a mini-sovreign (a tyrannical one) for the purposes of immigration is won, but the political and legal war between two visions of American immigration policy is just warming up. However, it is … Read more