David Gordon

Living in Arizona since his family moved to Tempe from New York in 1982, David Gordon has three degrees from Arizona State University and the University of Phoenix in History, Political Science, and Secondary School Administration. A highly qualified Social Studies instructor and Certified School Principal, Mr. Gordon owned his own charter school, Grand Canyon College Preparatory Academy from 1997-2016. The school served students in grades 6-12 in the East Valley of Maricopa County. Many of the graduates of GCP earned college credit for free while still attending high school, some completing the first year of college before graduating. Among the speakers at the school's graduations were noted figures in Arizona Politics like Harry Mitchell, David Schweikert, Juan Mendes, Andrew Sherwood, and John Huppenthal. Mr. Gordon also participated in the revisions of the Arizona History and Social Studies standards. In January 2017, Mr. Gordon started the political blog Twenty-First Century Progressive Bull Moose. It has a global following and routinely comments on the political events of the day. Mr. Gordon also helps administer the Facebook page Living Blue in Arizona. He is also a science fiction writer and has just completed two series. The first one, Jigsaw: Beginnings, Warheads, and Full Circle. All are available on Amazon. The second Jigsaw Series: History's Forgotten: Parts One, Two, and Three are also out on Amazon. The seventh book, Jigsaw: Powder Keg should be released in November 2023. Mr. Gordon is very happy to be asked to join the Blog for Arizona team and hopes to spread the progressive word to make Arizona a better place for everyone.

(UPDATED) The A.G.’s Office Says No to Tom Horne’s Unilateral Threat to Take Away Funding from Schools that Teach Dual Language

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Last month, Arizona Superintendent of Public instruction Tom Horne launched an attack on the Arizona State Board of Education approved Dual Language Program. Passed by the Board in 2020, the Dual Language Program, which, according to AZ Central was taught to 941 students last year and administered in 110 schools during the 2021/22 year, was … Read more

Democrats May Have Found Their Daisy Ad for 2024

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Remember watching or learning about the LBJ Daisy Ad from the 1964 Presidential Campaign where the little girl is county flower petals and then the sound of a man reciting a nuclear warhead countdown takes her place. That ad was broadcast only once but the intense media scrutiny that surrounded it immediately afterward and in … Read more

Inflation is Down and Sweden is in N.A.T.O.

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When the history of this period is written, many objective historians will probably note that the leaders in the Biden/Harris Administration from the President on down were able stewards of the national economy and global arena. Two events that have occurred this week may provide additional examples of how well President Biden and his team … Read more

Mayor Romero Hosts Event Phasing Out the Last of Tucson’s Diesel Buses

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With the receipt of about $21.5 million grant in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Dollars from the Federal Transit Administration, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero hosted a July 10 event that ushered in the final transition stage from public busing reliant on diesel engines to others powered by clean energy sources that would, as the Mayor said, accomplish … Read more