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Rules of Engagement
Alan Zendell, September 17, 2021 It’s almost a cliché, but historians and military leaders often criticize our defense strategy as investing America’s resources in figuring out how to re-fight the last war as opposed to realistically preparing for or trying … Continue reading
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Tagged bullies, Capitol Police, FBI, George Santayana, Homeland Security, insurrection, January 6th, mob violence, national guard, Oath Keepers, pre-emptive force, Proud Boys
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Courage in Perilous Times
Alan Zendell, September 15, 2021 Yesterday, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) told Washington Post reporters, ”It is breathtaking to think of the lengths that [Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark] Milley and others went to to avert the disasters Trump was creating at … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Woodward, china, colin powell, Dan Quayle, Dave Butler, george w bush, iran, Li Zuocheng, Marco Rubio, Mark Milley, Mike Pence, nuclear war, Peril, Richard Durbin, Robert Costa, Trump
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Voting in America
Alan Zendell, September 14, 2021 As we enter the home stretch of President Biden’s first year in office, the most important thing on his agenda is passing a federal voting rights bill. History will show that the legacy of Donald … Continue reading
9/11 Memories
Alan Zendell, September 12, 2021 We all have them. Like the day JFK was assassinated, we all remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when it happened. The former was fifty-eight years ago, but the moment is … Continue reading
Federal Supremacy
Alan Zendell, September 10, 2021 The Federal Supremacy Clause of our Constitution “establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions. It prohibits states from interfering with the federal government’s exercise … Continue reading
Eight Months In
Alan Zendell, September 8, 2021 Did anyone else hear the alarm bells going off on all the cable hype networks? Catastrophe! Afghanistan was a debacle, COVID-Delta is killing people faster than its parent virus, and Republican Governors and legislatures are … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Biden, COVID, Delta, florida, Gregg Abbott, masks, Ron deSantis, Texas, Trump, vaccines
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Freedom
Alan Zendell, August 31, 2021 One of the first things we Americans learned as children was that we lived in “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” We heard it repeatedly until it became a mantra, … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, armed insurrection, civilization, COVID, Donald Trump, ignornace, inalienable rights, iran, Iraq, Joe Biden, mask mandates, pandemic, Science, second amendment, the jungle, vaccination, vietnam
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Best Laid Plans – Two Striking Contrasts
Alan Zendell, August 22, 2021 The City of New York and the effort to wind down our military involvement in the war-torn (so-called) nation of Afghanistan both faced daunting challenges of Intelligence gathering and logistics over the last few months. … Continue reading
Why Parents With Disabilities are Starting Businesses (and How You Can Too)
Ed Carter, August 19, 2021 Ed Carter is a retired financial planner who uses his expertise to help people with disabilities plan ahead, as physical and mental disabilities often cause stress and confusion when it comes to financial planning. As … Continue reading
