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Veterans’ Day Highlights a National Crisis

Posted on November 10, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 10, 2023 My state is celebrating Veterans’ Day today. That naturally brings up the challenges currently facing our military. In an unusual twist, this year, those challenges go hand-in-hand with challenges facing every aspect of American life. … Continue reading →

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Opiate For the Masses

Posted on October 16, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 16, 2023 Karl Marx said it first. As part of his philosophy that money and power should not reside solely in the hands of the wealthy, he described religion as a tool of the ruling class. Marx … Continue reading →

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Playing Chicken

Posted on April 20, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 20, 2022, Remember the crazy things we did as teenagers and some still do as adults? How many times have you driven on a two-lane road behind a vehicle going well below the speed limit until you … Continue reading →

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The Ukrainian Line in the Sand

Posted on March 12, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 12, 2022 Watching horrific videos and interviews with ordinary Ukrainians, it’s important to remember the elephant in the room: Nuclear War. That would be the end of civilization as we know it and possibly the destruction of … Continue reading →

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The Slow Death of Democracy – Part One

Posted on June 10, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 10, 2020 There are many ways to know a thing. We start with facts to gain a cognitive understanding. We research context and solicit other people’s views to make sense of it. When possible, we observe it … Continue reading →

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You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

Posted on July 16, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 16, 2019 Forty-five years ago, when Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s hit single said, “you ain’t seen nothin’ yet, here’s something that you’re never gonna forget,” they were talking about love. Today, with the specter of nearly sixteen months of … Continue reading →

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Can It Happen Here?

Posted on February 26, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 26, 2018 One of the nearly continuous lessons I learned growing up in post-World War Two New York, was that America was the strongest and most virtuous country on Earth. The idea that America was where the … Continue reading →

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Inciter in Chief

Posted on October 25, 2018 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 15, 2018 Since the day he announced his candidacy for president, Donald Trump has relentlessly attacked the media. His initial attacks were completely unprovoked, as all of the major cable news channels devoted far more airtime to … Continue reading →

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The Slide to Autocracy

Posted on July 25, 2018 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 25, 2018 I was one of many who was struck, early on, by the similarities between Donald Trump’s rise to power and that of Adolf Hitler. The number of websites devoted to the subject is astounding, and … Continue reading →

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King Donald

Posted on June 7, 2018 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 6, 2018 The frightening but inescapable reality is that in 2016 we elected a president who thinks he’s a king. More likely, he simply doesn’t know the difference. Schooled in the world of business and mentored by … Continue reading →

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