Why I Believe Elizabeth Warren Will Be the Nominee and Next President
August 19, 2019
By Barry Kirschner The Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 2020 will deserve the full support and commitment of everyone to mitigate the harm from the cosmic folly which now dominates our politics and the world stage. None of the twenty or so Democratic candidates are a danger to humanity as is … Read more
(UPDATED) A Conversation with Arizona Congressional District Eight Democratic Candidate Michael Muscato
August 19, 2019
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Arizona Congressional District Eight includes parts of Western and Northern Phoenix (Peoria, Litchfield Park, Sun City West, Glendale, and New River). The district, as it is presently constituted, once thought of as a Republican stronghold, saw two competitive and exciting elections in 2018 with Dr. Hiral Tipirneni giving a serious challenge to Debbie Lesko that … Read more
Book review: ‘Immoral Majority: Why Evangelicals Chose Political Power Over Christian Values’
August 18, 2019
Ben Howe, who grew up in the world of conservative evangelism, is the author of the new book “Immoral Majority: Why Evangelicals Chose Political Power Over Christian Values.” Emma Green at The Atlantic has a review and interview with the author. Why Some Christians ‘Love the Meanest Parts’ of Trump: Ben Howe is angry at … Read more
Gullible Trump the butt of a practical joke: Greenland is not for sale (Updated)
August 18, 2019
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reported on Thursday that Trump has floated the idea of purchasing Greenland from Denmark. Since then, the media has run wild with this story. From everything I have read since, I have to say that I think Rachel Maddow may have come closest to the truth with her funny take … Read more
Political Calendar: Week of August 18, 2019
August 18, 2019
The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more
Brahm Resnik should not have to apologize for Knowing History.
August 17, 2019
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Arizona Republicans like Kelli Ward and Paul Gosar are upset with journalist and Sunday Square Off Host Brahm Resnik. Why? Because he knows World History. This story begins on August 10 when the Arizona Republican Party issued an image (see above) on its Twitter account of a picturesque Arizona landscape with the caption of “One … Read more
How Russia uses economic influence and leverage to undermine US national security
August 16, 2019
As I’ve said before, “At some point the Russians figured out that the best way to defeat America is by old-fashioned capitalism and corruption: find easily corruptible politicians in key positions of power and simply buy them, through bribery or with campaign contributions.” “Moscow Mitch” McConnell took a beating this week in investigative journalism from the … Read more
