Opinion: House Democrats are too obsessed with impeaching President Trump at any cost. They're wrong to do it alone. An investigation and subsequent vote to impeach a duly elected president of the United States could very well be one of the most difficult processes our country could initiate, experience and endure. In fact, only three presidents [...]
Opinion: We cannot let Joe Arpaio make the 2020 election about him. Not if we want other Republican candidates to win. There have been some famous political campaigns based entirely on vanity. Ross Perot’s quixotic adventure of 1992, which handed the White House to Bill Clinton, comes to mind. This year, Mark Sanford and Bill [...]
This debate shouldn’t be about the type of gun, but rather about the type of person allowed to own the gun. (Photo: Courtney Pedroza/The Republic) As a Republican, and far more importantly, an American, I believe the rights to private property and gun ownership are equally important to maintain a free society. Both are enshrined [...]
Opinion: Gear up for another fight: A new poll suggests Arizona's U.S. Senate race could be even closer than it was in 2018. If you liked all the political ads in 2018, you will absolutely love 2020. Arizona could become the center of the political universe by this time next year. The most recent polling by [...]
Opinion: APS's involvement in the 2014 election raised plenty of legal and ethical questions. But there are ways to restore shattered trust. Arizonans now know what has been suspected for years – that Pinnacle West, the parent company of Arizona Public Service, secretly spent more than $10 million in 2014 to defeat pro-clean energy commission candidates Vernon Parker, [...]
Opinion: Take it from a Republican: Our party is missing the point of climate change. And if we don't change, voters will replace us. It’s OK to believe in climate change and be Republican. Actually, it's OK to believe in climate change and be a good Republican. A few months ago, I had lunch with a senior Republican official in [...]
Opinion: AZ GOP has always been highly conservative, so Kelli Ward is no aberration. And she brings skills that could put the party in great shape for 2020. What will Kelli Ward's chairmanship mean for the Arizona Republican Party? One thing is clear: Being extremely conservative isn't an aberration for the Arizona Republican Party. In order to even [...]
With just a few days until one of the most consequential midterm elections of our time, indicators suggest that Republicans may struggle to retain unified control of Congress. But maintaining control simply isn’t enough, as losing any seats can make the difference between conservative policies passing or failing in the future. But all is not [...]
Politics can be frustrating. This, I know from personal experience, and anyone who has followed U.S. politics—especially in the last two years—is likely to agree. It’s frustrating because for many of us, politics are personal. So when politicians make promises they don’t keep, or do things we feel will damage our great nation, we sometimes [...]
When social media was first popularized, not long after the rise of the Internet itself, it seemed like a great equalizer. In the physical world, you barely rub shoulders with people that look and think different from you--online, there are endless possibilities to expose one's self to new lines of thought. The ability to connect with [...]