BY CAROLINE VAKIL – 06/20/23 Republicans are facing a dwindling number of alternatives to mount a challenge to Kari Lake in the Arizona Senate primary, raising concerns for the party over what should be a prime pickup opportunity next year. Lake, who narrowly lost her gubernatorial election to Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) last November, is weighing a potential Senate run for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I) seat. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) has already thrown his hat in the ring, while Sinema has…
Another example of why people refer to reporting as “fake news” today
I can not vouch for the veracity for the rest of this article but the comment attributed to me is a bald face lie. I never said that Cancer Treatment Centers of American or Goldwater Institute paid for the initial research and focus groups for Right to Try. Neither party provided any money nor were reimbursement requested of them. This research on Right to Try was paid for by my partner and I. This was…
Yes, 18. Remember That Number.
With the release of Danny Burch this week from Yemeni captors, I reflected upon the success the Trump Administration has had in releasing American’s held hostage overseas. The numerical success is overlooked by most media and press and when covered on individual basis, it is understated and often buried in the back pages. Since President Trump was elected, 18 Americans have been released out of captivity in his first two years. Compare that 10 were…
America Is Addicted to Outrage. Is There a Cure?
“Outrage often emerges when an anecdote about a particular drama becomes generalized into a hashtag, as when that masterpiece of unshaven phallocratic beastliness Harvey Weinstein was dragged before the public gaze, and, in an instant, the #MeToo movement arose, drawing forth the squalid secrets of other famous men. After many a summer dies the swine. But the greatest casualty of outrage may be judgment itself. It’s dangerous when indignation abstracts itself, as when charges of sexual misconduct become…
Teachers Want a Raise
BY CHUCK WARREN APRIL 3, 2018 In case you missed it, there is a teacher revolt occurring in your state, or a state near you. Teachers want raises, big ones, and they want them now. It started with a nearly two week teacher walk out in West Virginia for a 5% pay increase and now has emboldened public school teachers in other states like Oklahoma, where teachers continue to threaten to strike even after being given a $6,000 a…
Is Steve Bannon Overrated?
Steve Bannon has declared war on the establishment, but why should we care? President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist plans to support challengers against incumbent Republican senators in the 2018 midterms, a move that has received plenty of media attention and responses from both Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Bannon fancies himself a kingmaker, but it’s unclear if he actually wields that power. “When you want to talk about why there’s no repeal-and-replace,…
Freedom Festival Speech 1997
At this season when we memorialize the arrival of our forbearers in these valleys of the west, it is fitting that we celebrate freedom, the reason for their coming here. Human liberty is such a precious and remarkable thing that it is worthy of a great festival. We’ve heard this remarkable choir tonight. They sing with such tremendous power. This choir has become a great national treasure. Its roots reach back 150 years to the…