On dismantling public education

I was just thinking today about contacting a distant cousin I haven’t heard from recently. He moved to Arizona about a year ago, and he has been much less socially active since then. Every other friend or family member who has moved to Arizona has rather quickly become a right-wing extremist, so I’m really worried I’m going to lose this guy to the nonsense as well. They must put something into the water, or force people to watch Faux News 18 hours a day, or something.