Cholla Express

The populists are lost on education policy

Plus: Can broken norms ever be restored?

Oct 31 • 

Billy Robb

6

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The war for literacy

Can democracy survive if we stop reading?

Oct 17 • 

Billy Robb

5

3

September 2025

Tales from the Phoenix light rail

The city of Phoenix recently completed a 5.5-mile extension of the Valley Metro light rail, connecting South Phoenix to Downtown Phoenix.

Sep 24 • 

Billy Robb

6

2

The news diet pyramid

How to keep your wits about you when the country seems to be falling apart.

Sep 3 • 

Billy Robb

8

3

August 2025

The fundamentals of school discipline

Teaching positive ways of being is more effective than punishment or scare tactics alone.

Aug 16 • 

Billy Robb

9

1

July 2025

Being polite in a populist era

What kind of fighters are needed to defend liberal democracy?

Jul 25 • 

Billy Robb

8

2

Why not Ruben?

Arizona's junior senator goes to Iowa.

Jul 10 • 

Billy Robb

4

2

Notes on the American experiment

July 2025

Jul 2 • 

Billy Robb

2

1

June 2025

The crossroads

June 2025

Jun 3 • 

Billy Robb

6

1

May 2025

The mix and match

May 2025

May 13 • 

Billy Robb

4

April 2025

What is empathy worth?

And where is it found?

Apr 29 • 

Billy Robb

7

3

Go big on civics education

Beyond the American Civics Act

Apr 11 • 

Billy Robb

6

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