Michael Bryan

Michael founded BlogForArizona.net as the Howard Dean presidential campaign blog for Arizona in 2003, and has been blogging ever since. The Blog is now coming up on 20 years of continuous publication, a major achievement for any political blog, which usually have the life-spans of mayflies. Michael is an attorney living in Tucson with his wife Lauren. In 2008, Michael remade BlogForArizona into a collaborative project. Michael is now but one of the contributors to the blog and provides editorial and publishing direction in consultation with the Board of Directors and the other authors. If you want to keep up with the latest Arizona and National political news in an entertaining quick hit of news and opinion, check out the BlogForArizona twitter feed, which Mike largely curates and writes. Michael is also an AAPC member who occassionally consults on political campaigns, strategy and communications.

Drinking Liberally 4/13

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In just over an hour, at 6pm, you will find Liberals Drinking at the Shanty on 4th and 9th, downtown at the underpass. We generally go until at least 8 or 9 pm, if not later, so don’t be shy about showing up late – it just means you’ll have an easier time debating everyone … Read more

Administration Oversight Legislation

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It is encouraging that amid all the mis-administration, corruption and pork slinging,  which has characterized the GOP-contolled Congress, that dedicated public servants like Representative Henry Waxman continue to produce high-quality public interest law. Partly in response to this Administration’s insistance upon a right to hide their contacts with industry lobbyists, such as VP Cheney’s ‘energy … Read more

Keeping out the Undesirables

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Just so we don’t feel so alone in our xenophobic frenzy as we build the 700 miles of walls along our border with Mexico the Sensenbrenner bill mandates, Saudi Arabia is planning a 560-mile fence along its Iraq border. What could be more American than emulating the Saudis?

Immigration’s Neglected Roots

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Politicians too often speak of immigration in terms designed to inflame prejudices or propose policies that only kick the problem down the road for a few years. In 1986, the Reagan amnesty resulted in new citizens, but also the current political crisis. The policy failed to address the causes of immigration, and as the effects … Read more