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SERGIO ARELLANO: The Bullish Case For Biggs

Jul 22, 2026

By Sergio Arellano | The prediction markets say Katie Hobbs is a heavy favorite. The pundits agree. I've heard long odds before — I heard them in combat, and I heard them in January when I ran for Party Chair. Here's what the gamblers and pundits are missing....

DAVID BLACKMON: Socialist Candidates Want To Resurrect Green New Deal Corpse

Jul 17, 2026

By David Blackmon | Every time you think the energy policies pushed by the Democratic Party can’t possibly get any crazier, they go and fool you again. Politico’s E&E News published an article Friday with a headline that should scare the bejeebers out of anyone...

RHYEN STALEY: America’s Biggest Teachers Union Pours Even More Fuel Into Its Political Machine

Jul 14, 2026

By Rhyen Staley | The National Education Association’s (NEA) Representative Assembly (RA) just elected a Black Lives Matter Los Angeles activist and alleged member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to its executive committee. Cecily Myart-Cruz, the...

AZFEC: Another Month, Another Onslaught Of Municipal Tax And Fee Increases

Jul 9, 2026

By the Arizona Free Enterprise Club | Arizona taxpayers can’t catch a break from their local governments. From water rates and utility bills to property taxes and sales taxes, city councils have spent the last several months approving one increase after...

DAVID BLACKMON: America’s Energy Dominance: The Fruit Of Freedom On Our 250th

Jul 7, 2026

By David Blackmon | As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, one of the finest blessings our Founders gave our nation stands out with particular clarity: the system of free enterprise. That system did not merely enable liberty and prosperity in the abstract. It...

PASTOR ROBB BRUNANSKY: America Turns 250 Years Old This Week

Jul 3, 2026

By Pastor Robb Brunansky | For many Christians, a large ethical question looms over America’s 250th birthday: biblically speaking, should America ever have come to be? Was it right for the Founding Fathers to rebel against the British crown and establish an...

REP. ANDY BIGGS: Three Stories Of American Independence

Jul 2, 2026

By Rep. Andy Biggs (AZ-05) | The Fourth of July is undoubtedly a special time for every American. It is an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and origin of American freedom. It is a day full of picnics, parades, barbecues, and fireworks. It is a highlight of...

DAVID BLACKMON: Solar Doesn’t Use Much Farmland — Until You Define What ‘Much’ Really Means

Jun 30, 2026

By David Blackmon | I have to admit that I laughed out loud – almost spewing coffee on my keyboard – Friday morning when I read this headline from a competing platform’s energy-related newsletter: “SOLAR DOESN’T USE MUCH FARMLAND: Solar occupies less than 1% of...

JASON BEDRICK: Proposed ESA Reforms Are Concessions, Not Fixes

Jun 29, 2026

By Jason Bedrick | Arizona lawmakers may soon be summoned back to the Capitol for a special session to consider a “grand bargain” on Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs). If so, they should put the interests of ESA families first. Under one version of the...

ABE HAMADEH: Public Safety Is The First Responsibility Of Government

Jun 27, 2026

By Congressman Abe Hamadeh | The government’s first responsibility is to protect its citizens. Public safety is the foundation of every successful society; without it, all else becomes secondary. Families cannot thrive if they fear for their safety. Businesses cannot...

WARREN PETERSEN: Arizona Senate Republicans Protecting Women’s Sports

Jun 26, 2026

By Sen. Warren Petersen | Earlier this spring, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) released a new policy on protecting women’s sports in future Games. The Committee concluded that “for all disciplines on the Sports Programme of an IOC Event, including individual...

GEORGE KHALAF: Accountability Is Not Optional In Arizona Government

Jun 25, 2026

By George Khalaf | Arizona taxpayers work hard for every dollar they send to the government. They expect those dollars to be spent wisely, transparently, and honestly. When government fails to protect taxpayer money from waste, fraud, and abuse, it goes...