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Monthly Archives: May 2020
Inciting Violence
Alan Zendell, May 27, 2020 Brutus said it to Julius Caesar, John Wilkes Booth screamed it at Abraham Lincoln when he shot him, and Virginia adopted it as its state motto after King George’s army surrendered at Yorktown. And on … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Cuomo, Andy Beshear, compassion, corona virus, divisiveness, effigy, humility, Kentucky, leadership, lockdown, Memorial Day, politics, social distancing
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Checks and Balances
Alan Zendell, May 20, 2020 Our republic has survived in reasonably democratic fashion for two-and-a-half centuries, in part because of the checks and balances that were put in place to assure that no individual(s) can accumulate too much unchecked Executive … Continue reading
Leadership or Self-Interest?
Alan Zendell, May 15, 2020 In the 1967 film, A Guide For the Married Man, Robert Morse tells his friend Walter Matthau that if his wife ever catches him in a lie he should, “Deny, deny, deny.” In the following … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 eection, china, COVID-19, denial, ecomony, financial markets, Joe Biden, lockdown, mental illness, narcissism, RIck Bright, Trump, xi Jinping
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Protect Our People or Let Nature Decide?
Alan Zendell, May 7, 2020 When Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said in March that grandparents ought to be willing to sacrifice themselves for their grandchildren’s futures it created an understandable uproar. Then, in April, he said, “There are more … Continue reading
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Tagged Asian cultures, COVID-19, Dan Patrick, deaths, economy, food supply, grandparents, Great Depression, herd immunity, HIV, immigrants, isolation, masks, mitigation, quarantine, sacrifice, senior citizens, social distancing, Stockholm, sweden, vaccine
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Trump’s Bad Press
Alan Zendell, May 5, 2020 Donald Trump may be right that Abraham Lincoln got better press than he did, despite Lincoln taking a principled stand that alienated half the country and resulted in the Civil War. Not that the Civil … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, alt-right, animus, bill of rights, constitution, dignity, divisiveness, fake news, integrity, Joe Biden, John Wilkes Booth, slavery, Tea Party, The Civil War, The New Deal, transparency, truth
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Sexual Harassment
Alan Zendell, May 1, 2020 Sexual assault is a crime. There’s no defense for it. Preying on vulnerable women is despicable. But sexual predators don’t advertise, sell tickets, or perform in front of witnesses, and the victims are often powerless … Continue reading
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