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Tough Choices
Alan Zendell, September 9, 2022 The next couple of months are not a time when Americans who care about our future can afford to take our eyes off the ball. We’re under a lot of stress, from inflated prices, women’s … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, bigotry, censorship, democracy, elections, homophobia, inflation, misogyny, presidential crimes, presidential pardons, Queen Elizabeth, reproductive health, russia, Ukraine
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A Tale of Two Presidents
Alan Zendell, June 30, 2022 This is about two men. One has dedicated his life to serving his country. The other has dedicated his life to serving himself. If they hadn’t both been presidents of the United States, we probably … Continue reading
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Tagged 000 COVID deaths, 500, abortion, Anita Hill, carbon emissions, Clarence Thomas, Donald Trump, elections, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Joe Manchin, John McCain, Kyrsten Sinema, lindsey graham, Melania Trump, Mitch McConnell, NATO, Obamacare, privacy, sexual abuse, trade wars, Ukraine, vaccines, vladimir Putin
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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