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Tag Archives: Donald Trump
Does Anyone Actually Like Donals Trump?
Alan Zendell, April 5, 2026 In the transactional universe of Donald Trump, everything has a price, and every action generates a quid pro quo. Friendship, collegiality, and courtesy are simply bargaining chips, tools of manipulation, domination, and intimidation. All that matters … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th amendmdent, Atlanti City, china, congress, Donald Trump, game theory, ICE, iran, J. D. Vance, mental illness, narcissism, NATO, nuclear war, russia, Ukraine, was
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The First Rule of War
Alan Zendell, April 3, 2026 Donald Trump’s war with Iran and the events it triggers will plague us for years if not decades. ISIS kept us bogged down in the blood of Americans for twenty years, despite extensive planning and … Continue reading
Trump Finally Explains His War to Americans
Alan Zendell, April 2, 2026 Forty days after starting a war with Iran, Donald Trump finally got around to addressing the people who elected him on a platform that included no more endless wars, although the fallout from this one … Continue reading
Overgeneralization
Alan Zendell, March 22, 2026 Donald Trump’s greatest weakness and vulnerability may be the way he oversimplifies things. We all do it at times, but Trump seems to stop there. He doesn’t have the attention span to get into the … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, East Wing, ICE, John Thune, Kennedy Center, midterm elections, Project 2025
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It’s Time to Take Our Country Back
Alan Zendell, March 16, 2026 I’m tempted to write that our president communicates as incoherently as my five-year-old grandson. But at dinner a few nights ago I spent an hour listening to him, and while I was dismayed by some … Continue reading
The Aftermath of Trump’s War Against Iran
Alan Zendell, March 10, 2026 In 1960, comedian Bob Newhart recorded his new comedy routines in an album called The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, that quickly shot to the top of the charts. He’d invented a brilliant gimmick. Each … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Newhart, bombing, china, Donald Trump, iran, israel, nation building, oil, Pete Hegseth, russia, saudi arabia, Sttraits of Hormuz, war
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The Real Issues Raised by Trump’s Attack on Iran
Alan Zendell, March 6, 2026 It’s essential that we maintain our focus on why a striking majority of Americans are opposed to our war against Iran. There are two issues that are completely distinct from each other, and Trump, like … Continue reading
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Tagged American casualties, congress, constitution, Cuba, Donald Trump, Ecuador, energy prices, Epstein files, israel, midterm elections, susan collins, war
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The Attack on Iran in the Perspective of History
Alan Zendell, March 1, 2026 In 1940 and 1941, World War 2 was already underway with a divided America attempting to avoid direct involvement. The Germany-Italy Axis was intent on subjugating all of Europe under Fascist regimes like their own, … Continue reading
Defending the 2026 Midterm Elections
Alan Zendell, February 27, 2026, People who fear Donald Trump’s attempts to undermine our democracy recognized from the start that our greatest vulnerability might be the 2026 midterm elections. This is not hyperbole or speculation. Trump has been very clear … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Coney Bryant, cheating, Cuba, Donald Trump, early voting, endless war, fraud, gerrymandering, Greenland, iran, John Roberts, lies, Neil Gorsuch, Stephen Miller, Venezuela, voting by mail
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