Arizona’s Stumbling Response to #Coronavirus Will Cost Lives (video)

It was Friday evening, March 27, when I recorded the video below. Governor Doug Ducey and Arizona Department of Health Services Director Cara Christ had just announced that they would de-prioritizing Coronavirus testing in a state with already dismal testing rates, a climbing infection rate, and no statewide shelter in place order. Four Democratic mayors Kate … Read more

Ducey and Hoffman close Schools for the rest of the School Year

It is official. Children and educators will not be attending school in person for the rest of the school year. In a joint statement released by Governor Doug Ducey and Superintendent of Instruction Kathy Hoffman, they wrote: “In alignment with yesterday’s updated federal guidance, today we are announcing the extension of school closures through the … Read more

(UPDATED on March 28, 2020) Someone should tell the Prima Donna in the White House we are not living under the Articles of Confederation

The Prima Donna in the White House seems to think that the states, instead of the federal government, should take the lead in combatting the Coronavirus. This attitude seems to fit a President of the United States under the Articles of the Confederation where the states held the dominant position over the central government. If … Read more