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Why Joe Biden?

Posted on April 25, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 25, 2023 It’s painfully early to talk about the 2024 presidential election, but I’ve never been one to bury my head in the sand. I’ve always thought ostriches were weird, creepy birds. Let’s recap where things stand. … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2024 election, Amy Kolbuchar, approval ratings, COVID, economic models, indictments, NATO, Nicky Haley, polls, Ron deSantis, russia, sampling universes, scams, social media, Tim Scott, Trump, Ukraine | 3 Comments

Positive Signs

Posted on September 13, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 13, 2022 As 2022 began, everything seemed to be trending in the wrong direction. Congress was hopelessly deadlocked. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had re-aligned himself with Donald Trump, tying his future to the former president’s. Democrats … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged abortion, climate change, computer chips, Congressional gridlock, COVID, drug prices, electric cars, EU, gasoline prices, kevin mccarthy, midterm elections, NATO, Omicron, Putin, red wave, restrictive election laws, supreme court, Ukraine, veterans | Leave a comment

Forecasts and Outcomes

Posted on August 6, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 6, 2022 When historians write about the last few years, “forecasts and outcomes” might well be the tag line. As marketing and government systems, social networks, and statisticians collected mountains of data, and computers crunched them, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged CHIPS, COVID, data, economic data, failed models, forecasting models, global warming, historical database, inflation, Inflation Reduction Act, information processing, jobs, PACT, political polls, predictions, Trump's legal jeopardy, unemployment, weather forecasts | Leave a comment

Unintended Consequences

Posted on August 2, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 2, 2022 Some people plan everything they do in agonizing detail. Others, like me, play things by ear, trusting that we can adapt to changing conditions as they arise. That’s not to say we never think about … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Andrew Yang, atomic bomb, centrists, Civil Rights, cold war, COVID, FDR, fossil fuels, guns, health care, insurrection, korea, nuclear arms race, Obama, planning, reagan, Science, social security, Soviet Union, supreme court, taxes, Trump, Ukraine, vladimir Putin, Volodymir Zelensky, white supremacists, women's right, worst case scenarios | Leave a comment

A Ray of Hope?

Posted on April 25, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 25, 2022 The second world war ended with the nuclear destruction of two Japanese industrial cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Nazis had been forced to abandon their atomic weapons development program during the war, and Russia’s program … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 100 minutes to Midnight, Albert Einstein, atomic bomb, atomic scientists, Biden Administration, cold war, COVID, Crimea, cyber wars, democracy, Doomsday Clock, Emmanuel Macron, hiroshima, John Kennedy, Mikhail Gorbachev, Paris Climate Accords, ronald reagan, SALT treaty, Ukraine | Leave a comment

Goobye to 2021

Posted on December 31, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 31, 2021 A year ago, most of us were saying, “Good riddance” to 2020. Some may say that about 2021, but the two years could hardly have been more different. It’s time to set the record straight. … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2020, American Rescue Plan, Anthony Fauci, Biden, Biden's first year, COVID, Delta, dereliction of duty, economic recovery, filibuster, infrastructure, Matthew Winkler, Omicron, Rochelle Wolinsky, Trump, vaccine distribution, vaccines, voting rights | 1 Comment

Pre-Holiday Jitters

Posted on December 20, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 20, 2021 Christmas is five days away, the beginning of 2022 only twelve. It’s normally a joyous time for most people, but the news today is shockingly depressing. I scanned the CNN website this morning as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged antivax movement, autocracy, Chuck Grassley, civil war, COVID, Denmark, France, germany, health workers, hospitalization, insurrection, Joe Manchin, negative news, news media bias, Norway, Omicron, supreme court, sweden, UK, voting rights | Leave a comment

The States’ War on the Federal Government

Posted on December 11, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 11, 2021 As 2021 draws to a close, our country faces a number of critical challenges at the same time. The media seem to like to pose the situation as a challenge to the Biden administration, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged abortion, Amy Coney Barrett, china, climate change, constitution, COVID, Fourteenth Amendment, John Roberts, right-wing extremists, Rowe v Wade, russia, supreme court, Texas | 1 Comment

New Rays of Hope

Posted on November 17, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 17, 2021 Looking back on the last couple of years, an objective observer might conclude that the Biden presidency was set up to fail. He inherited a Republican opposition, two of them, actually, that despise each other … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged alliances, approval ratings, build back better, Cares Ac, COVID, inflation, infrastructure, international trade, national debt, Paul Gosar, Republican obstruction, Steve Bannon, supply chains. job creation. GDP growth, vaccines, weaponizing | 1 Comment

It’s About Time

Posted on September 24, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 24, 2021 This isn’t about time travel, though the subject fascinates me. It’s about time as the enemy of progress, the antithesis of positive inertia for needed change. It’s about the basic truth that delay and procrastination … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged abortion rights, AdamKinzinger, Arizona, climate change, congress, COVID, George W. Bush, ignorance, infrastructure, Joe Manshin, Liz Cheney, Maricopa County, Mitch McConnell, ocasio-cortez, Republicans, separation of church and state, The Big Lie, vaccination, voting rights | Leave a comment

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