By Michael Bryan Merry Christmas to you and yours. I find myself musing this Christmas day on whether the old bromide that America is a “Christian nation” is actually true in any meaningful way. It is true that the various denominations and sects of Christianity, lumped together a as monolithic religion (a questionable proposition in … Read more
Does Donald Trump think he is Don Quixote? In one of the first epic novels in Human Civilization, The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, written by Miguel Cervantes, the title character attacks 30 to 40 windmills, thinking they are all dangerous giants. Don Quixote is injured in the attack and believes that the … Read more
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Judiciary Chairperson Jerry Nadler were right to say no one should be joyful about voting to impeach a President. This vote should not be a game of gotcha with the Republican President. It should be a matter of protecting the Constitution and following the oaths, Representatives took to safeguard the … Read more
Kinship Care is not the first item that comes to mind on the many issues that will be discussed among public servants at the Arizona State Legislature in 2020. It is, however, an important issue for the thousands of Arizona children placed by the Department of Child Safety (DCS) that live with relatives other than … Read more
State Senator Victoria Steele, a staunch advocate for the environment and children, will hit the ground running January 13 when the Legislature opens next month, introducing four bills to combat climate change in Arizona. Steele, a Democrat representing Tucson’s Legislative District 9, spoke to a supportive audience at a recent Democrats of Greater Tucson meeting. … Read more