Michael Bryan 
Most people will be aware that it is a common separation of power feature in our three branched governmental system at both the federal and state level that the Executive Branch appoints leaders to the Executive Branch’s departments and/or agencies, and frequently those appointees must then be confirmed by the Legislative Branch – most often … Read more
Tim Stellar wrote the other day about the coming issue of reauthorization of the Regional Transportation Authority for the next 20 years (the current RTA authorization of a 1/2 cent sales tax will expire in 2026). Paring his criticism down to the bone, he concludes that Tucson could get an additional ~$500m in additional project … Read more
UPDATED 1/6/23: I read this opinion article by Jamelle Bouie at the New York Times and found it a very useful amendment to my thinking in this post. I will quote from it at length with highlights and commentary at the bottom of this post. Dr. Tim Snyder is one of my favorite historians. He … Read more
The Arizona Republic posted an excellent recap of their coverage of the Cyber Ninjas’ so-called ‘audit’ – which I call the #AZFraudit – of the 2020 election, which revealed that it was a scam and a disinformation operation by MAGA from the very get-go. Arizona’s voters were betrayed, intentionally deceived, misled, and ripped off by … Read more
Trump’s contemptibility has nothing to do with his personal appearance or hygiene, and everything to do with his psychology, his behavior, and his politics, in my opinion. But, hey, I, too, love a good-humored political pile-on for someone so richly deserving as Trump, so… toe pads! Speculation is rife around this image of the little … Read more