Tag Archives: Franklin Roosevelt

Trump’s Plummeting Approval Numbers

Posted on April 27, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 27, 2025 At the beginning of March, James Carville, who made his reputation helping Bill Clinton win the presidency with the slogan, “It’s the economy, stupid,” wrote an OpEd in the New York Times advising Democrats on … Continue reading →

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What Voters Think After Trump’s First Month

Posted on February 22, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 22, 2025 Because he has dominated our media and our attention for almost ten years, it feels like Donald Trump has been president forever, although in this incarnation it’s only been a month. The only president in … Continue reading →

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Should Biden Quit?

Posted on July 12, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 12, 2024 President Joe Biden is 81 and suffers from neuropathy, which is the reason he looks stiff when he walks. Neuropathy can greatly reduce sensation in legs and feet. I’m 81 too, and I also suffer … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump Could Be the Salvation of Biden’s Candidacy

Posted on July 1, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 1, 2024 The country has had ten days to absorb the impact of the train wreck CNN called a debate. The shock, many would say horror of seeing President Biden wilt under the scripted avalanche of lies … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Perspective

Posted on March 5, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 5, 2023, I just had a milestone birthday, the kind that makes you step back and think. My family made it really special for me – one son bought me a ride next to a NASCAR driver … Continue reading →

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States’ Rights and the Future of Our Democracy

Posted on December 3, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 3, 2021 When we studied the fifteen years between the American revolution and the adoption of our Constitution, our teachers presented the debate over how the new republic’s government should look as a done deal. In the … Continue reading →

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The Slow Death of Democracy – Part Two

Posted on June 12, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 12, 2020 No analogy is perfect. Brokerage firms warn us that past performance is not a guarantee of future success. Similarly, while the rise to power of Adolf Hitler has much in common with Donald Trump’s, America … Continue reading →

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Playing One on TV Doesn’t Make You a Real President

Posted on April 22, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 22, 2020 That’s what Trump biographer Michael d’Antonio implied in his op-ed today. It sounds like an attempt at dark humor, but the more you think about it the more profound it seems. Look at the evidence. … Continue reading →

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Who’s in Charge? Our Governors.

Posted on April 13, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 13, 2020 Our country and the world are in the midst of a deadly pandemic. If this were a movie, serious actors would portray serious politicians consulting even more serious experts and pooling their resources. Politics would … Continue reading →

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The Price of a Grandparent’s Life

Posted on March 24, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 24, 2020 Partisan politics is always suspended during a national emergency, isn’t it? We didn’t hear much partisan bickering on December 8, 1941 or September 12, 2001. Our nation had been attacked, and the vast majority of … Continue reading →

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