The Arizona legislature should enact all-mail elections now for the public health
April 29, 2020
I have done political science empirical research for years that frequently involves examining polling data. In recent years I have observed this troubling fact: Americans are not as divided as frequently lamented by the media. There is, in fact, remarkable agreement among a large majority of Americans on most “divisive” issues. But in poll after … Read more
Why You Shouldn’t Seek Out an Antibody COVID test
April 28, 2020
You may have heard that there has been some expansion in the availability of COVID19 testing in Arizona recently. That includes PCR testing for the RNA of an active infection (which, if you have the symptoms, or are a front-line health worker, you should almost certainly get), and antibody tests to see if you have … Read more
Hillary Endorses Joe
April 28, 2020
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This afternoon, in a virtual town hall sponsored by the Biden campaign dealing with the impact of the Coronavirus on Women, 2016 Presidential Popular Vote Winner Hillary Clinton appeared with presumptive 2020 Democratic Presidential Nominee former Vice President Joe Biden and endorsed him. Please click here to see the whole event. While many topics related … Read more
Alison Jones: Mail-in voting works
April 28, 2020
Pima County GOP Chairman David Eppihimer railed against mail-in ballots in a recent Op-Ed (“The left’s all-mail voting fantasy must be put to rest,” April 25). While Eppihimer is parroting Trump dogma, most voters — including most Republicans — disagree. Eppihimer’s arguments against all-mail voting are deeply flawed. Let us count the ways: This article … Read more
The Phoenix City Council Takes 27 million steps to Fight Homelessness
April 28, 2020
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Mayor Kate Gallego and the other members of the Phoenix City Council took vital steps on April 21, 2020, to assist the approximately 6600 people who do not have a home to live in. After introducing plans to combat homelessness in March, they unanimously approved approximately $27 million of funds that will go towards assisting … Read more
If Elected, Joe Biden will have to Create a Team that will Govern
April 28, 2020
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In the increasing likelihood Joe Biden becomes President of the United States on January 20, 2021, he will not be short on examples of what and what not to do when taking charge of the country. Twentieth-Century United States History provides two such examples from Democratic Presidents. Margaret McMillan’s 1919, Roberta Strauss Feuerlich’s America’s Reign … Read more
AZ Sen: Poetic Justice in the Offing?
April 28, 2020
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It’s hard to find much to cheer about these days, but there is the Arizona Senate race. I love seeing justice done, but I especially love poetic justice. And maybe, just maybe, we could see a little of that in November. Flash back to 2018. An ailing, terminally ill John McCain, no longer physically able … Read more
The Trump death cult
April 28, 2020
Donald Trump does not seem to appreciate nor care that as the “Dear Leader” of a personality cult, his mindless sycophant cult members hang on his every word. And when he gives “advice” on miracle cures for the coronavirus, these damn fools listen to him. After Trump touted the anti-malaria drug chloroquine as a coronavirus … Read more
