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Sexual Harassment
Alan Zendell, May 1, 2020 Sexual assault is a crime. There’s no defense for it. Preying on vulnerable women is despicable. But sexual predators don’t advertise, sell tickets, or perform in front of witnesses, and the victims are often powerless … Continue reading
Amy Klobuchar
Alan Zendell, February 12, 2020 I waited with bated breath for Joe Biden to announce his candidacy. Surely, he was the one who could send Trump home after one term, something more than half of all Americans desperately want. It … Continue reading
Presumption of Innocence
Alan Zendell, October 4, 2018 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a classic speech this morning. He’s at his most eloquent spewing political spin disguised as high-sounding principle. In this case, he was making the innocent-until-proven-guilty defense of Brett Kavanaugh’s … Continue reading
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The Morning After
Alan Zendell, September 28, 2018 Yesterday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court came off yesterday pretty much the way Chairman Chuck Grassley intended. There were no witnesses other than Professor Christine Blasey … Continue reading
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Tagged Anita Hill, Antonin Scalia, brett kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, Chuck Grassley, Clarence Thoma, Diane Feinstein, Ken Starr, lisa murkowski, Mitch McConnell, partisanship, Rachel Mitchell, robert mueller, Rule of Law, Senate Judiciary Committee, supreme court, susan collins, Trump
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The Hearing
Alan Zendell, September 27, 2018 I really don’t want to but I feel compelled. I watched every minute of the Anita Hill hearing twenty-seven years ago. For most of it, I couldn’t believe what I was seeing and hearing, and … Continue reading
It’s the Supreme Court, Stupid!
Alan Zendell, September 26, 2018 Amid the hype and exaggerations of presidential campaigns we continually hear candidates boast about the things they’re going to do after they’re elected. Caught up in the noise that precedes a presidential election, most Americans … Continue reading
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Tagged Anita Hill, brett kavanaugh, Christin Ford, Chuck Grassley, Clarence Thomas, Deborah Ramirez, iran, Jeff Flake, Julie Swetnick, Mitch McConnell, netanyahu, North Korea, Trump
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Credibility: Kavanaugh vs Ford
Alan Zendell, September 19, 2018 In October of 1991, my wife and I were trying to add a new chapter to our annual tradition of finding a beautiful forest to hike in as leaves rained down around us in all … Continue reading
