Good science fiction has plenty of examples of predicting the future. In literature, there is Jules Verne and From Earth to the Moon and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. There is also Ray Bradbury and Fahrenheit 451. In movies and television, there is Babylon Five, the Star Wars Prequels (Minus Jar Jar,) and Star … Read more
In many ways, Arizona Representative John Gillette looks like he would be a model citizen: he’s a decorated combat veteran, awarded a Bronze Star for his outstanding service in the Gulf War, a police officer following his military career, a Christian, a father, a husband, and now a duly elected Arizona State legislator. So why … Read more
Journalism is being menaced by baseless lawsuits, a $1.1 billion cut in public broadcasting, press bans, physical assaults on reporters, economic failures, and Trump’s tyrannical attacks on the media. As a result, more than 3,300 newspapers have been shuttered since 2005. In the past year alone, 127 newspapers closed, leaving nearly 55 million people in … Read more
Six of the “Jim Click Eight” and their merry band of supporters took their message to Saturday’s football game between the Wildcats and Oklahoma State University. We set up a large banner on the sidewalk between the tailgate party and the street. Supposedly, the fans love Click. We encouraged them to ask him to stop … Read more
Make no mistake: When the history of this Trump government shutdown is written, it will assign blame where it belongs. To the convicted felon and twice impeached Oval Office occupant who has six bankruptcies in his financial resume, including a casino. And the House Speaker Christian Hypocrite who could not open a law school for … Read more