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The Beginning of the End of the Trump Nightmare

Posted on November 4, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zedndell, November 4, 2026 The majority of Americans are euphoric today as are our partners around the world. But before I address that, I have to say how disappointed I am in the responses of lame duck Speaker of … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Abdul El-Sayed, Benjamin Netanyahu, canada, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump, Hakeem Jeffries, health care costs, impeachment, John Cornyn, John Thune, midterm elections, Mike Johnson, NATO, Pete Hegseth, revenge, Thom Tillis, War Powers Resolution | 1 Comment

Voters Must Blunt Trump’s Power

Posted on November 2, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 2, 2026 This year’s midterm elections forced me to make a decision I normally would scrupulously avoid. I’m not a single-party voter. I always try to vote for the individual rather their party affiliation. But not this … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Abdul El-Sayed, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Egypt, energy, Gulf states, incompetence, inflation, iran, moral character, nuclear weapons, Pakistan, Pete Hegseth, ronald reagan, saudi arabia, tariffs, Ukraine, vladimir Putin, xi Jinping | Leave a comment

Trump Has Become a Cliché

Posted on October 21, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 21, 2026 People who have followed Donald Trump’s career have always known that he is an unsavory character who completely lacks compassion for others. He has spent his life lying and cheating his way through cycles of … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Last Chance to Destroy the World Order

Posted on October 19, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 19, 2026 This morning, in today’s edition of her Letters From an American, Heather Cox Richardson wrote, “After ten years of Trump insisting that reports of his cooperation with Russia were a hoax, here we are, watching … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged diesel, Donald Trump, europe, gasoline, insurrection, medicaid, midterm elections, NATO, SNAP, tariffs, Ukraine, violence, vladimir Putin, world order | Leave a comment

A Courageous Leader and a Betrayed Ally

Posted on October 17, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 17, 2026 2026 has not been a good year for the United States. It has been an even worse year for the stability of the world economy and our allies, and beyond that is the lingering possibility … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged diesel, Donald Trum, Elon Musk, iran, lindsey graham, Starlink, Ukraine, Vladimiy Putin, volodymyr zelensky | Leave a comment

America’s Lost Credibility

Posted on October 15, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 15, 2026 International relations among allies depends on credibility, and credibility depends on trust and the ability to communicate accurate intelligence. The Trump administration has been failing miserably at both. Many Trump supporters in the United States … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Afghanistan, Donald Trump, drones, george w bush, Intelligence, iran, Iraq, John McCain, lindsey graham, NATO, Pete Hegseth, saudi arabia, trust, Ukraine, vladimir Putin, volodymyr zelensky | 1 Comment

Like Something the Nazis Did

Posted on October 9, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 10, 2026 It’s brutal. It’s barbaric. It’s sick. It’s a hallmark of the way radical Islamic terrorists like ISIS behave. And not surprisingly, Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump think it’s a spectacular idea. Public executions were commonplace … Continue reading →

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Our Gangster President

Posted on October 5, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 5, 2026 Whenever I feel pessimistic about the future of our country and how much damage Donald Trump can do before his power is neutralized by voters, I think back to the 1970s. It was the decade … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged All these things are hallmarks of the way gangsters and organized crime families operate. Americans are finally starting to realize that that's the only way Trump knows how to function, and that is a primary reason they're going to defang him in november., constitution, Donald Trump, energy, Gerald Ford, intimidation, iran, jared kushner, Jimmy Carter, o, oil, richard nixon, Russell Vought, Steve Witkoff, supplanted competent professional diplomats in Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine in which he has steadfastly supported Vladimir Putin and the war in Iran which was a misguided disaster from th, Trump, Ukraine, vietnam, vladimir Putin, while making no progress toward ending hostilities. Both wars have worsened and expanded while they enriched themselves and Trump's family. | Leave a comment

The Coming Seismic Political Change

Posted on October 3, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, Ocober 3, 2026 Heather Cox Richardson described the situation perfectly, today, in her Letters From an American newsletter. “[T]he crux of the crisis that is driving a seismic political change [is that] it has become crystal clear that … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged approval ratings, diesel fuel, Donald Trump, education, health care, Heather Cox Richardson, inflation, interest rates, midterm elections, polls, Republicans, social programs, tariffs, tax cuts, vanity projects | Leave a comment

Trump and Xi, Act 4

Posted on September 25, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 25, 2026 Napoleon Bonaparte is credited with the maxim: Never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake. When you see your adversary in the process of self-destruction and completely out of touch with reality, all you … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Articles

The Beginning of the End of the Trump Nightmare

Voters Must Blunt Trump’s Power

Trump Has Become a Cliché

Trump’s Last Chance to Destroy the World Order

A Courageous Leader and a Betrayed Ally

America’s Lost Credibility

Like Something the Nazis Did

Our Gangster President

Trump and Xi, Act 4

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