Proponents of action civics, an outgrowth of service learning that has students lobby for change in their communities, see it as a way to engage and empower students - but skeptics say students lack the foundational knowledge to be effective advocates.... Read more»
Cyber Ninjas, hired by Arizona Senate President Karen Fann to 'audit' Maricopa County’s 2020 elections, said this week that its work was funded by $5.7 million in donations from conservative groups, a revelation that raised as many questions as it answered for critics. ... Read more»2
Hospitals in southwestern Missouri are overflowing and even though vaccines are widely available, only 40% of the state has been vaccinated, escalating political backlash to public health efforts has the state staring down the barrel of potential incoming disaster.... Read more»
Against the backdrop of an impeachment inquiry, Rep. Andy Biggs is taking over chairmanship of the conservative Freedom Caucus – a fight the Gilbert Republican says he’s ready to have.... Read more»
Think again: It’s a well-known “fact” within the mainstream media that the country is not as liberal as journalists like to think it is. As with the consistent insistence on the prevalence of liberal bias, however, that fact is also fundamentally false.... Read more»
What’s that smell? A whole lotta conservative memes rotting on the trash pile of history – that’s what. ... Read more»
How to be a successful American mainstream political reporter: Politics is all theater—never probe about policy unless it enhances the performance. Personality always trumps policy—see above. History is bunk—factual history, that is, because it interferes with the make-believe history so integral to political theater.... Read more»
Polls find we’re becoming a more tolerant nation. That’s bad news for conservatives.... Read more»
As evidenced by the global warming “debate,” Tea Party-style conservatives have a problem with reality.... Read more»
Half of Americans support gay marriage. And of course, half don't. But that's the same for every issue. So why not say what you think? Well done, Mr. President.... Read more»
Listening to Ron Barber and Richard Carmona, you'd think they were the most conservative Democrats on the planet. Why is that important? Obama's low approval ratings don't provide much in the way of coattails for candidates to grab on to. Instead, in Arizona, the president has adopted a strategy from NASCAR: drafting.... Read more»
The path of American political thought, from Teddy to Franklin: "For unless there is security here at home there cannot be lasting peace in the world."... Read more»
Carl von Clausewitz said, "War is the continuation of politics by other means." If he were alive today, he might note that very often, politics is the continuation of sluttiness by other means.... Read more»
What does it mean to be “conservative” — a word that has different meanings in different places. To say we are becoming more conservative provides a comforting narrative to mainstream journalists who like to reassure people that all is hunky-dory.... Read more»
Mitt Romney says, “If you want a fiscal conservative, you can’t vote for Rick Santorum, because he’s not.” Really? Three fiscally conservative groups rate Santorum’s lifetime voting record as better than most other Republican lawmakers, and one of them considers him a “Taxpayer Hero.”... Read more»1
Mesa voters chose to replace Arizona's State Senate President Russell Pearce with Republican Jerry Lewis in a recall election over Pearce's stance on illegal immigration.... Read more»6
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