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?
Both of Arizona’s Senators and potential 2028 Presidential Aspirants, Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, appeared on Sunday morning political talk shows today to discuss the United States and Israel’s bombing of Iran and the counterattacks from that nation. The common theme from both Senators and military veterans: Where is the plan? Appearing on CNN’s State … Read more
Once again the popular Tucson Festival of Books is coming to the University of Arizona mall during Spring Break, on March 14 and 15, 2026. All info here: https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/. Brand new this year is that you are required to bring only see-thru bags (scroll down for info) if attending author events. This is probably for … Read more
The nation’s lone Iranian American Representative in Congress, Arizona’s Yassamin Ansari, had a measured and well-thought-out response following the announcement of the death of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following United States and Israelis airstrikes today. Posting on social media, Representative Ansari wrote: “Khamenei was the epitome of evil. For decades, he oversaw the torture, imprisonment, … Read more
I sat in for a presentation from SOSAZ for SecularAZ.org on the proposed citizen’s Initiative Petition effort (protectedaz.com) to limit the ESA Universal Voucher program here in AZ. I thought it an excellent discussion that addressed many questions about the planned ballot proposition. The proposed language (PDF Link) is pending legislative council legal review. SOSAZ … Read more