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NATO

Posted on April 5, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 5, 2024 As a student, and later, as a young man, my hero was President Harry Truman. Imagine if you can, what it must have been like for the brash Senator from Missouri, who became Franklin Roosevelt’s … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Shadow Government

Posted on April 4, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 4, 2024 A source I trust and frequently troll for ideas is historian Heather Richardson’s Letters From an American. She thoroughly researches and fact checks everything she writes and discusses current events in a historical context. Yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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A New Inflection Point

Posted on March 23, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 23, 2024 When President Biden first uttered the phrase inflection point, I wondered how many Americans knew what it meant. I’d only heard it used in mathematics, where it is described as the point on a curve … Continue reading →

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Trump Needs More than His Rabid Base to Win

Posted on March 16, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 16, 2024 This week, the media have been trumpeting Donald Trump’s clinching the Republican nomination for president in 2024, and his complete takeover of the Republican Party. What they’re leaving out is that the Republican Party, like … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Critical Decision

Posted on March 15, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 15, 2024 The current conflict between Israel and Hamas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iran, has serious implications for the entire world. History will view it as a critical turning point for Israel, the Middle East, and … Continue reading →

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Insurrection and the 14th Amendment

Posted on March 5, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 5, 2024 On March 4th, the United States Supreme Court demonstrated that it is almost as dysfunctional as our Congress. Two unanimous rulings would normally signal unity and agreement, but the only point on which the Justices … Continue reading →

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Trump is Dead Wrong on Ukraine

Posted on February 26, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 26, 2024 It’s a cliché that experience is the best teacher. As a tutor, I tell kids that learning from their mistakes is the best way to improve their skills. Every important scientific discovery was preceded by … Continue reading →

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$1.3 Billion

Posted on February 17, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 17, 2024 One and a third billion dollars! That’s the total amount Donald Trump has been fined, to date, by two different New York courts. Think about the implications of that number. If you graduated from college … Continue reading →

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An Unhinged Trump Threatens All of Us

Posted on February 14, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 14, 2024 My wife summed up yesterday’s news perfectly: Trump intends to divide the world in half with himself and Valdimir Putin in complete control of their shares. She may have erred in excluding China’s Xi Jinping, … Continue reading →

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A M O C

Posted on February 10, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, Febru1ary 10, 2024 If you’re not familiar with the acronym AMOC, it’s the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, an ocean current that “works like a giant global conveyor belt, taking warm water from the tropics toward the far North Atlantic, … Continue reading →

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