Nelson Morgan 
Is it? Really? Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill Jr. is often credited with the saying “All Politics is Local”, though apparently,he didn’t originate it. Many of the real issues facing people in our districts are in fact local. And yet, even those local matters are significantly affected by far away events. Arizonans’ cost … Read more
Donald Trump is a bully. This much is clear[1]. When he thinks groups or individuals are vulnerable, he talks tough. When they resist, he either backs down or responds so ineffectively that he often loses. The results with law firms he’s attacked, for instance, show this. As Robert Reich has noted, “The law firms Perkins Coie, Jenner … Read more
Conventionally, it’s spaghetti (to see what sticks). Often, though, it’s something smellier. Oh, so many tosses The Arizona Legislature is preparing to consider final approvals for close to 40 ballot referrals. If passed, these measures can go directly before voters, bypassing the Governor’s ever-present veto stamp. But even to the casual observer, 40 is too many. … Read more
I no longer know what “middle of the road” means.
What is the “middle” between fascism and democracy?
Or between “feeding the hungry” and “letting them starve”? Would it be to give them bread and water?
How about between war and peace?
Or between having free and fair elections, and not having them?
[This article was co-written with retired attorney Jay Simpson.]Arizona is unlikely to follow Texas in its mid-decade redistricting (the latter is now in the courts), particularly since our Republican-dominated legislature must contend with a Democratic governor. Our state’s approach to setting district maps is better than some others, but it could be improved further, reducing the … Read more