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Stopping The Tyranny Of Medical Mandates

Sep 5, 2021

By Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. | In Patrick Henry’s June 4, 1788 speech, “A Wrong Step Now and the Republic Will Be Lost Forever” he pleaded for less power to the federal government and the preservation of states’ and individual rights as a condition...

Prop 208 Ruling Destroys Narrative That K-12 Education Is Underfunded

Sep 3, 2021

By the Free Enterprise Club | For over a decade, Arizona Democrats and the education lobby have been beating the same K-12 drum- that our schools are underfunded, spending is at historic lows, and that the legislature refuses to invest more in K-12. And every...

Domestic Terrorist Gets a Special Favor

Aug 31, 2021

By K. Lloyd Billingsley | Since January 6, FBI Director Christopher Wray has been targeting “domestic terrorism,” which he sees poised for a violent overthrow of American democracy. Nothing like that has taken place, but an actual domestic terrorist just caught a...

Ignoring Educational Failure Is A Recipe For Disaster

Aug 27, 2021

By Dr. Thomas Patterson | Oregon Governor Kate Brown doesn’t have a reputation as a deep thinker, but her recent attempt to do something “noble” for minority students was especially pathetic. She signed a bill that states “a student may not be required to show...

Cost Analysis Shows AZ Green New Deal Energy Mandates Will Cost Ratepayers Over $6 Billion

Aug 26, 2021

By the Free Enterprise Club | It turns out that upending Utility energy production and mandating “clean” energy by an arbitrary date costs money. A lot of money actually—to the tune of over $6 billion according to a new study commissioned by the Corporation...

Letter To The Editor: Senators Mark Kelly And Kyrsten Sinema Must Hold Big Pharma Accountable

Aug 25, 2021

In Scottsdale – and communities like ours all over the country – rising prescription drug prices are causing tremendous financial hardship. It’s impacting patients struggling to afford health care. It’s affecting small business owners who would like to provide...

Governor Ducey’s Decision to Allow Parents and Kids to Opt Out of Schools Ignoring the Law Is the Right One

Aug 22, 2021

By the Free Enterprise Club | It needed to be done. At the end of June, Governor Ducey signed HB2898, which included a provision prohibiting a city, town, county, school board, or charter school governing body from requiring students or teachers to wear masks. Bear in...

Maricopa Community Colleges Defying State Law Pushing CRT

Aug 15, 2021

By the Free Enterprise Club | They went from denying Critical Race Theory exists, to denying it is taught in schools and universities, then claiming it is exclusively researched in law schools, suing parents requesting access to their child's curriculum, to now just...

Dogma Masquerading As Science Undermines Public Trust

Aug 13, 2021

By Dr. Tom Patterson | “I believe in science, Donald Trump doesn’t. It’s that simple, folks," Joe Biden tweeted during the 2020 election campaign. Even by Biden standards, that was a deceitful remark. Not only did his opponent spearhead the unexpectedly efficient...

Arizona Schools Teach Students It’s Ok To Violate the Law

Aug 12, 2021

By the Free Enterprise Club | Rules for thee, but not for me. Apparently, that’s the lesson a growing number of Arizona public schools want to teach students in the coming year. (Perhaps they’re looking to replace science, since it appears they’re not interested in...

We’re Suing Invest in Arizona and Katie Hobbs to Protect Tax Cuts for All Arizonans

Aug 5, 2021

By the Free Enterprise Club | Who doesn’t want more money in their pocket? After a brutal year that featured COVID lockdowns, small businesses and families trying to make ends meet could certainly use some. And Arizona Republicans delivered. At the end of June, the...

The Arizona Woman Charged with Voter Fraud Shows Why We Need Election Integrity

Aug 4, 2021

By the Free Enterprise Club | They said that it didn't happen, it couldn't happen, and that anyone who even dared to mention fraud in reference to the past election was a "conspiracy theorist" propagating "The Big Lie." They began asserting and endlessly repeating...