Ronald Reagan

Republican Blogger Jeff Vath Fought for Sanity in the AZ GOP

Medical Marijuana Supported by Former Anti-Drug, Reagan-Appointed U.S. Attorney

On the list of people we'd probably never expect to come out in support of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, we'd probably put an anti-drug crusader U.S. Attorney who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan somewhere near the top of the list.However, we've seen that man, A. Melvin McDonald, all ov ... More >>

Arizona GOP's Proposed Bylaws Revive Joe McCarthy, Witch Hunts, Loyalty Oaths

The Arizona Republican Party is the gift that keeps on giving. Last week, the Maricopa County GOP picked raging aggro gay-hater A.J. LaFaro as its chairman, a choice Dems are giddy over because it leaves the local Republican Party in the complete control of wigged-out moonhowlers, further alienati ... More >>

Before He Was Neil Hamburger, Gregg Turkington Was Part of the '80s AZ Punk Scene

7: Snir and Kierstin Mor

From now 'til we publish the 2012 edition of Best of Phoenix, New Times and Chow Bella present 100 Tastemakers -- Valley residents who make the cut in our culinary scene. Some you'll know; for others, it'll be a first introduction (but likely not the last). While you're here, check out our 100 Creat ... More >>

Russell Pearce Blames Victims for Dark Knight Massacre

See also: Russell Pearce's Racism "Discovered" by Arizona's Media See also: Russell Pearce's Mexican-Bashing E-mails Slammed By Randy Parraz, Others Recalled, disgraced ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce's heart, or what little there is of it, goes out to the victims of the Dark Knight Rises ... More >>

Wall Street and Washington Conspire to Destabilize the U.S. Economy, One Barrel of Oil at a Time

CD9 Gets Another One: Republican Leah Campos Schandlbauer, Ex-CIA Officer

​Republican Leah Campos Schandlbauer has become the ninth person to announce a candidacy for Arizona's newly formed Ninth Congressional District.According to her campaign announcement, Schandlbauer's a Scottsdale resident, Hispanic Republican, and a former CIA operations officer. Her campaign says ... More >>

Democrat Offers to Rename Trent Franks' Abortion Bill "Ronald Reagan Impose Your Beliefs on A Woman's Womb Act"

Congressman Trent Franks' idea of name-dropping historical figures in an abortion bill didn't make everyone happy.​For some reason, a few legislators weren't fans of Arizona Congressman Trent Franks naming his bill for a federal ban on race/gender-based abortions after Frederick Douglass and Susan ... More >>

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: Your Civil Rights History, Brought to You by Swedish TV

The 15 Best Songs About U.S. Presidents

We at Up on the Sun, like Clinton himself, feel your pain. Every year Presidents Day rolls around and you're struggling to plant that cherry tree and buy all the stovepipe hats you can, all so that you can have the best damn Presidents Day party possible. (C'mon, we can't be the only ones.)So to ea ... More >>

Ten Rampages by Mentally Ill People Who Bought Guns That Can Teach Lawmakers What to do Next

Seung Hui Cho slipped through a loophole in Virginia law when he bought his gun. Lawmakers in that state fixed the problem​ The deadly mass shooting in Tucson on Saturday was by no means the first to raise questions about how mentally ill people bought firearms. In some cases, state or federa ... More >>

Inside Job Will Make You Seethe

Arizona Gun Laws "Lack Common Sense," Report Claims; What About Bringing Your Gun to the Bar Doesn't Make Sense?

www.motivatedphotos.com​Arizona has some of the weakest gun laws in the country, and one gun-violence-prevention group claims they flat out "lack common sense."We could have told you that -- in Arizona, you can bring a gun to the bar with you for fuck's sake.The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun ... More >>

The Return of Jello

Capitalism: A Love Story Shows Michael Moore Is a Marxist, But He’s Still Selling the Same Old Shtick

Shticks and Stones

Right-wing attack dog ain’t jokin’ around

With the Arizona Legislature Signing Off on $1.6 Billion in Budget Cuts, How Can We Justify Music Therapy?

McCain Is Slammed for Using Another Unauthorized Song in His Campaign, and We Have Some Song Suggestions for the Republican Party

New attack ads against Mesa racist Russell Pearce, and wild man Jack Harper.

Into the Wild, the movie The Oscars forgot

Presidential contender Barack Obama rocks Phoenix's Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Cold War Reheated

Assassination Tango

Controversial docudrama imagines a post-Bush scenario

Organ-icky

Tea for none

Letters From the Issue of Thursday, March 30, 2006

Gutless Wonders

Here's an idea, county supes: Audit the freakin' sheriff's office for the first time ever!

Fahrenheit 2004

Remembering the movies that heated up cinemas this year

Letters

Letters from the week of July 8, 2004

Mediocre Mangia

Sauce lacks sass

Killer Comedy

Assassins is a disappointing near miss

Big Bong Theory

Arizona's pro-pot advocates cast first stone in latest national effort to legalize marijuana

Love Sick

Director Bruno Barreto and his wife, Amy Irving, jam their fingers down our throats in Bossa Nova

Flashes

Week of March 30, 2000

Past-Her-Prime Minister

Flashes

Culture War Heroes

William Bennett and the right make might at a Scottsdale resort

Flashes

Provincial Scatology

ASU museum showcases "another" Arizona

Flashes

When Revolution Meets Reality

Governor Symington says his massive tax cuts have brought prosperity to Arizona. Actually, they are bringing on a fiscal train wreck that could damage the state for decades.

STIFF COMPETITIONDEATH-POOL PLAYERS CASH IN WHEN CELEBRITIES CASH OUT

THE UNTOUCHABLE

EVERYONE AGREES JOHN SAHHAR DOESN'T BELONG ON THE STREET, BUT NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.

LAND OF THE FREE-FOR-ALL

WITH PROPOSITION 300--THE PRIVATE-PROPERTY-RIGHTS MEASURE--ARIZONA ONCE AGAIN BECOMES A BATTLEGROUND FOR A NATIONAL RIGHT-WING CRUSADE

THE NUTTY CONFESSOR

ONE BULLET, A LIFE CHANGED

THIS AND THAT

GIVE ME THAT OLD-TIME CONSTITUTION

THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND INDUSTRY OVER PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS HAS TAKEN ON A RELIGIOUS FERVOR

O'CONNOR'S COURAGE

WHAT KIND OF FOOD AM I?