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Assassination

Posted on September 16, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 16, 2024 When Catelyn Stark and her entire entourage of lackeys and bodyguards had their throats cut during a state dinner, it was a thing of beauty, artistically. It was a perfect coup executed precisely, and it … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Cuba, Donald Trump, Game of Thrones, gun control, John Hinckley, John Kennedy, Kim Jong Un, Lee Harvey Oswald, mental illness, politics, ronald reagan, Ryan Wesley Routh, school shootings, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Ukraine | Leave a comment

Christian Nationalism – Be Careful What You Wish For

Posted on August 13, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 13, 2024 Donald Trump, his MAGA supporters, and the hundred and forty or so current or former Trump staffers who helped write Project 2025 are vocal supporters of Hungarian President Viktor Orban’s governing philosophy of White Christian … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged abortion, Aryans, bernie sanders, CHristian Nationalism, Communism, Donald Trump, education, Fascism, gun control, Hungary, Jemar Tisby, Kamala Harris, MAGA, Nazis, Project 2025, retirement income, socialism, universal health care, Viktor Orban | Leave a comment

Doddering Old Men

Posted on July 13, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 13, 2023 I was playing duplicate bridge the other day, a game with stringent rules of decorum. No one talks out loud when people are playing. Even the bidding is silent, using flashcards. Yet, such are the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged American Recovery Act, Biden's accomplishments, Biden's health, climate change, dementia, feeble, gun control, heart, infirm, inflation, kidneys, lungs, NATO, Ukaine, vladimir Putin | 1 Comment

Divisiveness is Slowing Destroying America

Posted on June 29, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 29, 2023 Recently, I’ve been reaching out to people with differing points of view. It’s been enlightening. I’ve found general agreement on two points. One is how badly divided we are as a nation. The other, surprisingly, … Continue reading →

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Of the People, By the People, For the People

Posted on May 27, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 27, 2022, Abraham Lincoln thus defined democratic government. The concept and the images it evoked were the central ideas of his political philosophy, to which he often returned, most notably in closing his Gettysburg Address: “we here … Continue reading →

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War (and other) Crimes

Posted on May 25, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 25, 2022, Most of the civilized world is appalled by the unprovoked violence Russian soldiers have rained on Ukraine. The nonstop shelling of once beautiful, productive cities which Valdimir Putin considers legitimate targets has continued for three … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged assault rifles, congress, contrition, domestic terrorism, gridlock, guilt, gun control, lust for power, midterm elections, military grade weapons, Mitch McConnell, President Biden, propaganda, russia, Ukraine, vladimir Putin | 1 Comment

A Deadly Game of Brinksmanship

Posted on June 4, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 4, 2021 Brinksmanship is like poker. You may be holding a winning hand. You may be bluffing. More than one player may believe he has a winning hand, and some players may behave irrationally. If that happens … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged America One Network, bluffing, cold war, cuban missile crisis, gun control, intimidation, mutually assured destruction, negotiation, Nikita Khrushchev, personal freedom, poker, transfer of wealth, white supremacy | 1 Comment

Time to Stop the Bleeding

Posted on April 19, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 19, 2021 There’s been a rash of deaths associated with gun violence this year. Idivide them into categories: Individual/domestic incidents, mass shootings, andpolice-involved shootings. Our attention is sharply focused when something in thesecond or third category occurs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged alt-right, Chicago, gun control, gun violence, mass shootings, NRA, police shootings, second mendment, suicide, Virginia, Washington DC | Leave a comment

Americans’ Obsession With Guns

Posted on April 16, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 16th, 2021 The first report I saw of the April 15th mass shooting at a Fedex facility in Indianapolis described it as “the country’s deadliest shooting since 10 people were killed March 22 in a grocery shooting in … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged automobile deaths, bipartisan legislation, Brady Center, Chicago Police, COVID deaths, executive order, Gallup polls, ghost guns, gun control, gun lobbies, Indianapolis shooting, mass shootings, NRA, red fag laws, second amendment | 1 Comment

A Horrifying Scene

Posted on February 3, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 3, 2020 Many Americans who saw these photographs shook their heads decrying the way third world countries operate, relieved that scenes like this never happen here. The pictures must have been taken in one of those shithole … Continue reading →

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Assassination

Christian Nationalism – Be Careful What You Wish For

Doddering Old Men

Divisiveness is Slowing Destroying America

Of the People, By the People, For the People

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A Deadly Game of Brinksmanship

Time to Stop the Bleeding

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