Remember this clip from the 1992 movie Sneakers starring Robert Redford and Ben Kingsley. The line by Kingsley’s character in this scene, where he said, “There’s a war out there, old friend. A world war, and it’s not about who’s got the most bullets. It’s about who controls the information. What we see and hear. … Read more
MAGA got its dream: DEI stripped, identity banned, and “merit” restored. And within minutes, the data made one thing embarrassingly clear: The kids who lose first in a meritocracy aren’t the ones MAGA loves to demonize. They’re the ones MAGA raised. The biggest beneficiaries of identity-based admissions weren’t women, students of color or first-gen kids. … Read more
The stars are aligning for Democrats… …If they do the work and avoid complacency. Those are the sentiments of Matt Grodsky, Vice President of Matters of State Strategies, political consultant, and former Arizona Democratic Party Communications Director, who spoke with Blog for Arizona to discuss Democrats’ electoral prospects heading into the 2026 campaign. The questions … Read more
Retired Army and Marine Veteran Dan Toporek has been in the public sphere his whole adult life. The 2020 Democratic Nominee for Maricopa County Treasurer, he is now seeking an opportunity to represent the North Phoenix residents of Arizona Legislative District Two in the Arizona State Senate. Saying the people deserve a legislature that works for them, Toporek, if … Read more
Wanting to bring a fresh perspective from the Gen Z populace to the Arizona State House, political boy wonder Armando Montero, the President of the Tempe Union High School Governing Board, is running for one of the Arizona Legislative District Twelve House seats. Arizona Legislative District 12 contains parts of Tempe, Ahwatukee Foothills, Mesa, and … Read more