Recent Articles from Guest Opinion
U.S. closing doors on persecuted Christians
How can we boldly say we stand for religious liberty, but then cower and close our doors when it comes time to act on our values? “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18). Let us act on faith, not fear, and hold our leaders accountable to “not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in [our] power to act” (Proverbs 3:[...]
Federal legislation bans slaughter of horses
Dear Editor: I am writing to you today because I support, S. 2006, the SAFE Act to ban horse slaughter this year. Slaughtering horses is completely barbaric and needs to... […]
Projects to restore public lands, national parks can begin
This bipartisan, bicameral legislative victory did not come easily. It took decades of grassroots work and the tireless support of conservation champions in Congress to see permanent funding of the LWCF - a conservation program paid for by royalties from offshore oil and gas drilling in federal waters that typically receives less than half of its allotment.
French smart, compassionate, deserves a look
Dear Editor, I’ve read in this paper that Republicans in Legislative District 6 are distraught over the primary victory of Wendy Rogers, their party’s candidate for State Senate. They say... […]
New bill signals progress for Arizona dialysis care
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, most of our lawmakers are rightfully doing everything they can to get the situation under control and protect vulnerable Arizonans.
Clean energy investment, economic development go hand-in-hand
When we talk about clean and renewable energy, it is important to recognize that clean energy investment and economic development are not mutually exclusive — in fact, to the contrary, the two go hand-in-hand.
Here’s what was missing in the ERA article – abortion
Ratifying the ERA would make it more difficult for anti-choice judges to uphold legal challenges to abortion rights by creating a precedent for equality between the sexes in the Constitution.... […]
Judges shouldn’t face retribution for their rulings
The Rule of Law – what does it mean? It means judges are here to tell us what the law is, not what it should be, or what they want it... […]
How did a trip to the convenience store cost one handyman his car and livelihood?
By using civil forfeiture, the police can take, keep, and profit from your property without even charging you with a crime, much less convicting you of one. And as McBride’s predicament shows, they can do it even if you didn’t know your property was being used in an allegedly illegal manner.
Let us not suspend academic expectations
If we don’t continue to expect and insist that our students demonstrate significant learning, I don’t believe we can genuinely say that we love them.
Standing for children in Arizona for more than a decade
Recently, Eileen Klein claimed that Invest in Ed had been organized by a narrow set of special interests outside of Arizona and called out my organization as a “commander of... […]
Finding market-based solutions to health care
Health care is a critical issue for Arizonans, particularly in light of the current environment we all find ourselves living in. However, the answer to reducing costs, increasing access, and... […]