by David Safier Why is it that I find more insight in the newspaper comics, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report than I find on cable news or the op eds in the paper? Today’s insight comes from Berkeley Brethed’s Opus,where the characters decide to have a meeting, “our first national conversation on race.” … Read more
Posted by: AZBlueMeanie If I told you it would destroy the mystery and wonder, now wouldn’t it? That would be like telling a child that Santa Claus doesn’t exist to ruin his or her Christmas. I can say that I am a lawyer whose employer instructs that I not use my name in postings to … Read more
I’m initiating a new feature here on Blog For Arizona. It’s called ‘Mule Train Mail’ and it is your letters and opinions. Too frequently, citizen’s opinions, views and experiences don’t get the space they deserve in our daily newspapers. Excellent letters to the editor or guest op-eds don’t ever get published due to space constraints. … Read more
Link: Rating Service for Election Processes. This is one of the most sensible and useful—and ambitious—ideas I’ve seen come out of the Election Integrity community to date. John Denker is undoubtedly a goddamn genius. Read this, and then slap your forehead and yell, "Of course!" This is not a little local idea, however. This is … Read more
by David Safier (TASL) Could it be that tax-and-spenders are coming back into style? An editorial in the Citizen says that a business group, the Time Coalition, is advocating raising our sales tax by a cent to pay for improvements to transportation. The Citizen agrees with the idea of raising taxes but suggests the bulk … Read more