Podcast Episodes

Outspoken: This is what inspired colonists to rally for liberty

In my home, the founding era has long been a family affair — something talked through on early‑morning walks to school, road trips to historic sites,…

12 hours ago

Outspoken: This is why education always must strive to be inclusive

As president of Arizona State University since 2002 and the architect of what he calls a New American University, President Dr. Michael Crow has spen…

2 days, 12 hours ago

Trump tax cuts to data centers: Inside the $18B budget

Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Arizona Legislature worked across the aisle for an $18 billion state budget.

It includes the end of tax exemptions for data …

4 days, 12 hours ago

Outspoken: Why the Declaration and individual liberty remains essential

At the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix, the word "liberty" has a very specific meaning: the individual’s right to make the key choices in his or her o…

5 days, 12 hours ago

Bonus: The Republicans running for Arizona's attorney general

Democratic incumbent Kris Mayes is seeking reelection as Arizona's attorney general this fall, but the Arizona Republican Party is searching for the …

1 week ago

Outspoken: How Indigenous people influenced the Founding Fathers

In grievance 27 of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson denounces “the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare is the undi…

1 week, 2 days ago

What Mark Lamb's scandal means for the future of CD5

Former Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb is running for Congress with the coveted endorsement from President Donald Trump. Generally, this is a sure fir…

1 week, 4 days ago

Outspoken: America's deep Latin roots are connected to Spanish support

Few of us ask what the words of the Declaration of Independence actually meant to the men who wrote them — or how much help they had from places like…

1 week, 5 days ago

Outspoken: Why the Declaration contains the 'most important' sentence in history

Despite its contradictions, Historian and author Joseph Ellis calls the Declaration's phrase "all men are created equal" the most important sentence …

2 weeks ago

Outspoken: In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was breaking news

Most of us picture the Declaration of Independence as a faded parchment under glass, guarded in the National Archives and summoned for big speeches e…

2 weeks, 2 days ago