Monthly Archives: August 2024

The Media and the Election

Posted on August 31, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 31, 2024 During this election season, traditional news organizations like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post have generally provided Americans with responsible journalism. Fifty years ago, that would have been enough, … Continue reading →

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Equal Scrutiny

Posted on August 29, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 29, 2024 The first half of 2024 was marked by constant attacks on Joe Biden’s fitness to serve as president for another four years. Were he re-elected, he would have been 86 when his second term ended. … Continue reading →

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Presidential Immunity

Posted on August 23, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 23, 2024 When Donald Trump took his claim of immunity to the Supreme Court, his intentions were clear. He was under indictment in two federal cases, for mishandling classified documents and inciting an insurrection; he was under … Continue reading →

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Michelle and Barrack Obama

Posted on August 21, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 20, 2024 Either I had forgotten what wonderful communicators Michelle and Barrack Obama were, or they’ve gotten better with age. The combined hour they spent addressing the Democratic National Convention was a case study in how to … Continue reading →

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Ode to Joy

Posted on August 19, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 19, 2024 Today might have been very different if President Joe Biden hadn’t had the class and dignity to step aside. Four weeks ago, the 2024 election was shaping up to look like the 1980 election. Back … Continue reading →

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Trump in Declension

Posted on August 16, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 16, 2024 Suppose we go back over the first half of 2024 and review the attacks leveled against President Biden’s perceived inability to win a second term as president, much less be able to perform effectively for … Continue reading →

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Christian Nationalism – Be Careful What You Wish For

Posted on August 13, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 13, 2024 Donald Trump, his MAGA supporters, and the hundred and forty or so current or former Trump staffers who helped write Project 2025 are vocal supporters of Hungarian President Viktor Orban’s governing philosophy of White Christian … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump and the Press

Posted on August 9, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 9, 2024 When Donald Trump was asked by a reporter why he wasn’t campaigning in battleground states, he did two things a politician should never do. First, he attacked the reporter, calling the question stupid in his … Continue reading →

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Trump’s One-Trick Act is Getting Old

Posted on August 6, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 6, 2024 “Stock markets are crashing, jobs numbers are terrible, we are heading to World War III, and we have two of the most incompetent ‘leaders’ in history.” That’s what Donald Trump posted when pre-opening stock movements … Continue reading →

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Donald Duck and Goofy

Posted on August 2, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 2, 2024 We’ve watched Donald Trump’s antics long enough to know that he thinks he’s wonderfully subtle. The master wordsmith who can barely put an English sentence together does have one talent in that area. He has … Continue reading →

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