Tag Archives: Donald Trump

No One is Above the Law

Posted on June 10, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 10, 2023 The federal indictment against former president Donald Trump that was made public, yesterday, by Special Prosecutor Jack Smith signaled the beginning of the end game for the most critical test our democracy has faced since … Continue reading →

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The 2024 Primaries Will Not Be a Repeat of 2016

Posted on June 8, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 8, 2023 Political pundits, who rarely get it right more often than you or I, have told us for months that the 2024 Republican primaries would be a repeat of 2016. Remember when there were sixteen Republicans … Continue reading →

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Burn It All Down!

Posted on June 3, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 3, 2023 The fake soap opera over the debt ceiling is finally over. It might be wishful thinking, but the resounding final vote in the House of Representatives that passed the bill formed from the bipartisan compromise … Continue reading →

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Classified Documents

Posted on January 13, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 13, 2023 It’s obvious on its face that no matter how you feel about them, Donald Trump and Joe Biden are entirely different kinds of people. The kerfuffles over the handling of classified documents is but the … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein’s Monster

Posted on January 6, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 6, 2023 We all know the story of Frankenstein, the obsessed scientist who creates a living creature from used body parts. There are different versions, the original Mary Shelley novel, and four Hollywood movie screenplays, but they … Continue reading →

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Intraparty Warfare

Posted on January 4, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Znedell, January 4, 2023 Politics is cyclic. The pendulum of power swings between parties every twenty years or so. Political parties adopt sacred, non-negotiable ideologies, only to reverse themselves as their self-interests change, and parties appear unified or in … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year, 2023??

Posted on January 1, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 1, 2023 After we experienced a whole winter’s worth of weather in December, after Ukraine, with massive assistance from NATO, held off an invasion by what everyone thought was a hugely superior Russian military, and after two … Continue reading →

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Gangsters, Politicians, and Presidents

Posted on November 18, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 18, 2022 When Jimmy Carter was president, inflation was much worse than it’s been in 2022. From 1978 to 1980, there were only five months in which inflation was below 10%, and during the 1980 presidential campaign … Continue reading →

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Near Misses

Posted on November 17, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 17, 2022 We’ve all experienced situations that might have resulted in tragedy or disaster but didn’t. Whether we reacted by thanking God or just feeling lucky, we came away shaken, reminded how fragile life and everything we … Continue reading →

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Autocrats, Real and Imagined

Posted on September 22, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 22, 2022 The two immediate crises faced by everyone on Earth stem from the same source – the trend toward autocrats and the cults that support them. Our future may hinge on the actions of two men, … Continue reading →

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