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Our House is On Fire
Alan Zendell, December 6, 2021 Imagine if you will that you’re sitting at home one evening. It’s been hot, and there’s a huge storm forecast. Leaves and twigs are already blowing everywhere, and there have been tornado watches all day. … Continue reading
The Abomination That is Facebook
Alan Zendell, October 5, 2021 My first career job was as an aerospace engineer at Grumman Aircraft (now Northrop-Grumman) working on America’s moon missions. Fresh with degrees in physics and engineering, very full of myself, certain that my prestigious education … Continue reading
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Tagged airliners, data, elections, engineering, errors, Frances Haugen, hacking, information, innovation, Internet, misinformation, nuclear power, privacy, regulation, Science, security, technology, whistleblower
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The Most Serious Threat to Our Democracy Yet
Alan Zendell, August 14, 2020 I was a Never-Trumper long before he announced that he was running for president. Trump and I have the same Queens, New York pedigree, except that I wasn’t born to a wealthy, racist father. My … Continue reading
Happy Days are (Almost) Here Again
Alan Zendell, November 6, 2019 Embedded deeply in my philosophy is the belief that baseball is an excellent metaphor for life. When the Washington Nationals completed their unlikely fight to win the World Series two weeks ago, their radio voice, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Klobuchar, Andy Beshear, Apollo 11, baseball, Cuba, elections, elizabeth warren, Joe Biden, John F Kennedy, Kentucky, Matt Bevin, Mississippi, Nikita Khrushchev, politics, Ryan Zimmerman, Trump, Virginia, Washington Nationals
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He Solemnly Swore to Defend the Constitution
Alan Zendell, May 8, 2019 Every president’s first official act is to take his oath of office: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my … Continue reading
Gerrymandering and the “Efficiency Gap”
Alan Zendell, May 29, 2017 National polls have long shown that voters decry Congressional gridlock and ultra-partisanship. Arguably, they were a major part of the general displeasure with Washington which fueled the populist uprising that drove the campaigns of Donald Trump … Continue reading
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Tagged Consitution, elections, extremism, gerrymandering, gridlock, partisanship, racial bias, supreme court
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