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
Arizona’s Congressional Democrats, among the people’s representatives Donald Trump would need support from for a war against Iran, registered their strong disapproval toward the American Duce wannabe’s unilateral military action without any discernible justifiable cause. Representative Yassamin Ansari, Congress’s first Iranian-American Congresswoman, who wants the current Iranian regime to fall and give way to a … Read more