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Conservation Is a conservative principle
In politics, it often feels as though common ground is in short supply. But in Arizona, a bedrock principle continues to bridge our deepest political divides: the fundamental duty to steward our public lands and protect the water that makes life in the desert possible.
Polls don’t vote. Voters do.
Arizona has entered polling season, with six surveys measuring the governor’s race this week, followed by a chorus of instant statistical experts — many using numbers the way a drunk uses a lamppost: more for support than illumination.
This Constitution Day, let’s assert states’ rights to regulate election spending
More than 40 years ago, Barry Goldwater correctly understood both the corrosive effect of money in politics and the vital importance of state sovereignty in our system.
Kris Mayes’ call for a data center moratorium is wrong and anti-American
Kris Mayes wants to be many things. The governor. The center of attention. A policymaker. But she is none of those. As Attorney General, her role is limited. She was elected to enforce the law, not make it.
At 35, I thought I understood America. Then came Sept. 11.
Twenty-five years ago, I thought I understood America. I was 35 years old, Washington bureau chief for The Detroit News, living in an apartment on 16th Street and working out of the National Press Building in downtown D.C.
One year after Charlie Kirk: What he meant to Black America
One year ago this week, a rifleman ended Charlie Kirk's life under a tent at Utah Valley University and meant, by that single shot, to end his argument with it. The country has had these twelve months to decide whether the proper memorial is only a wreath or a reckoning.
The true cost of Arizona’s ‘savings’
Want to save hundreds of millions of dollars on care for children with significant disabilities? There’s a remarkably effective way: just don’t provide all of the necessary care.
Arizona can’t afford a decline in travel and tourism
For millions of Americans, credit card rewards make travel possible. Airline miles, hotel points, and other travel rewards help families afford vacations, visit loved ones, and explore destinations like Arizona. […]
Keep education at the center of Arizona’s workforce future
Arizona is in the midst of a remarkable economic transition. New employers are arriving, existing industries are expanding, and the demand for skilled talent is reshaping communities across the state.
Arizona has led the nation on patient access. It should not turn back now.
Arizona lawmakers have never been content to follow Washington, D.C., or other states when patients need care.
Arizona can be a model for public-private data center collaboration
For months, an erroneous narrative has been afoot in the United States: The advance of artificial intelligence and data centers is to blame for Americans’ soaring electric bills. This storyline creates a convenient bogeyman, yet it masks a more fundamental truth.
Butler Valley: A water transfer basin ready for use
Interior Secretary James Burgum has just ordered a drastic and punitive reduction in Arizona’s share of the Colorado River. We must now respond both by preparing for possible litigation, and by accelerating our efforts to develop new in-state water supplies.
