Category Archives: Articles

Words, Actions, Truth, and Lies

Posted on June 12, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 12, 2024 Ever since his own FBI Director James Comey initiated an investigation over his alleged ties to Russia in 2017, then President Donald Trump has been ranting about a rigged, weaponized justice system he says is … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let the Fog Blind You

Posted on June 11, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 11, 2024 Fifty years ago, I had a life-changing experience that still resonates with me. After visiting there myself in February of 1974, I returned to Seattle in April with my wife, who I hoped would be … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Criminal Activities Spanned Decades

Posted on June 1, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 1, 2024 For more than fifty years, Donald Trump has run a business that flouted every law and regulation he found inconvenient, fraudulently kept its books, and falsified records to avoid paying taxes. He hobnobbed with mobsters, … Continue reading →

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Nikki Haley’s Motives

Posted on May 25, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 25, 2024 Nikki Haley’s decision and her announcement that she will vote for Donald Trump in November because “Biden has been such a disaster” was hardly a ringing endorsement for Trump, but it nicely filled the media … Continue reading →

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Dissonance

Posted on May 23, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 23, 2024 Dissonance can really mess up our heads. When everything sounds off, when every voice seems to contradict every other voice, even their own, when nothing seems to make sense, we’re all in trouble. Sometimes, this … Continue reading →

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Campus Protests

Posted on May 6, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 6, 2024 I was an undergraduate at Columbia College from 1960 to 1964. Columbia College was then the men’s undergraduate arts and sciences part of Columbia University. With just under 3,000 students, it represented about 8% of … Continue reading →

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The Bursting of Trump’s Bubble of Dominance

Posted on April 20, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Znedell, April 20, 2024 For nine years, our nation and the world watched Donald Trump defy tradition and political norms, and except for passing the Paul Ryan/Mitch McConnell tax cuts, support positions and policies that were clearly at odds … Continue reading →

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Speaker Mike Johnson – a Man of Integrity

Posted on April 18, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 18, 2024 During his relatively brief tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson (R, LA) has been somewhat of a mystery. From the outset, we knew he was pretty far to the right on … Continue reading →

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Netanyahu Must Step Down

Posted on April 13, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 13, 2024 For decades, most politicians subscribed to the myth that being Jewish was equivalent to unwaveringly supporting Israel. That’s true to some extent – I don’t know any Jews who want to see Israel destroyed. As … Continue reading →

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Eclipses, Ignorance, and Donald Trump

Posted on April 8, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 8, 2024 In Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, the protagonist, Hank Porter, suffers a head injury and somehow wakes up in 6th century England. When he is brought to King Arthur’s court as … Continue reading →

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