Tag Archives: Franklin Roosevelt

Sex, Politics, and Our Nation’s Future

Posted on April 15, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 15, 2026 America’s response to its leaders’ sexual misconduct is inconsistent at best. I could begin anywhere in our history to find examples, but I’ll start with Thomas Jefferson’s liaisons with his slave mistress, Sally Hemmings. At … Continue reading →

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The Powerful Message of the Hungarian People

Posted on April 14, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 14, 2026 If there is one person to  whom I turn for inspiration and truth when I write these articles, it’s historian Heather Cox Richardson, who writes extensively on Substack. I am one of millions of people … Continue reading →

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The Attack on Iran in the Perspective of History

Posted on March 1, 2026 by alanpzendell

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 →

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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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