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.

Arizonans React to the latest Trump Attack on the Poor.

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What is it about Reactionary Social Darwinist Republican Conservatives that like to prey on the most vulnerable with draconian repressive social policies while fattening the wallets of the one percent with bloated and unpaid individual and corporate tax cuts?     Last summer, the Trump Administration announced its intention to tighten rules in the SNAP … Read more

Welcome to the Hall of Fame Marvin Miller.

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Baseball players with multimillion multi-year deals like Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Max Scherzer, Giancarlo Stanton, Manny Machado, and Zach Grienke have Marvin Miller to thank for all the money they are making playing the America’s Pastime. So do current free agents like Gerrit Cole, Steven Strasbourg, Anthony Rendon, and Marcell Ozuna. They are, depending on … Read more

Where is the Inquiry into Trump’s Easily-Tapped Cell Phone Use?

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Forty Years Ago, AT&T launched a famous customer outreach campaign called “Reach Out and Touch Someone.” Well, that phrase has new meaning when you consider the reporting from CNN that Trump has been, despite the urgings of United States security, using his unsecured personal cell phone for years, as the Russians and Chinese listen in. … Read more

Re-election Looking Worse for Ethically Embattled David Schweikert

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It has been a bad week for ethically embattled Congressional District Six Representative David Schweikert (R-Scottsdale). First, election predictors at Roll Call-Inside Elections. have downgraded his bid for reelection from Solid to Likely Republican. The Cook Report has the race in a worse state for Schweikert, rating Congressional District Six “Lean Republican.” Second, in a … Read more