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D-Day 2

Alan Zendell, August 24, 2026 To say Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s declaration of a D-Day-like attack on Iran’s economy fell flat is a gross understatement. The metaphor is absurd on its face, and should horrify anyone who believes this administration … Continue reading

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An Insane President and a Cowardly Congress

Alan Zendell, July 20, 2026 It must be clear by now to everyone who isn’t being criminally enriched by Trump and his cronies that Donald Trump is an existential threat to the United States and the world. Until now, the … Continue reading

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Trump’s War in Iran Will Never Achieve Its Primary Goals

Alan Zendell, April 13, 2026 When Donald Trump is in thrall of being Commander-in-Chief of the world’s most powerful military, his bombastic style consists in equal parts of lies, exaggerations, and delusional fantasies. What it never contains is an admission … Continue reading

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A Light at the End of the Tunnel

Alan Zendell, January 24, 2026 Three days into Season 2, Episode 2 of the Trump reality horror show, there are clear signs that Trump is beginning to lose his hold on power and on what’s left of his ability to … Continue reading

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When Will the Madness End?

Alan Zendell, December, 16, 2025, It’s been easy, these last eleven months, to blame Donald Trump for all the hate and divisiveness that has torn our country apart, but we also need to open our eyes and look clearly at … Continue reading

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The 2026 Midterm  Elections

Alan Zendell, July 27, 2025 The United States of America is in serious trouble, far more than it was on December 8, 1941, when our Pacific fleet lay at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean; far more than after our … Continue reading

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Lies and Other Trumpisms

Alan Zendell, June 28, 2025 There’s an important part of Trump’s repertoire, whose central theme is creating chaos and then swooping onto the scene like a vulture, claiming to be a hero because he cleaned up the mess he created, … Continue reading

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On Bombing Iran

Alan Zendell, June 22, 2025 Bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities was something that had to be done – assuming our intelligence was correct, and that’s a pretty big IF. Faked (Gulf of Tonkin) or incorrect (Weapons of  Mass Destruction) intelligence involved … Continue reading

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A Profound Lack of Humility

Alan Zendell, April 20, 2025 Have you ever heard an American president say, “I was wrong?” Kennedy never said it after badly mishandling our relationship with Cuba and committing troops on the ground in Vietnam. Johnson came close, acknowledging that … Continue reading

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The Bushes are AWOL

Alan Zendell, October 15, 2024 Real Conservative Republicans, the ones Donald Trump, in a classic reverse projection, calls RINOs have been standing up in droves to denounce Trump and endorse Kamala Harris. I subscribe to former Arizona Republican Senator Barry … Continue reading

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