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When Will the Madness End?

Posted on December 16, 2025 by alanpzendell

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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Fire Starters Sometimes Get Burned

Posted on November 14, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 14, 2025 The playbook written by disgraced lawyer and consigliere, Roy Cohn, who died in federal prison, was essentially about starting fires. Fires, among other things, are effective distractions. The more fires you start the more chaos … Continue reading →

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Don’t Believe a Word He Says

Posted on July 8, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 8, 2025 The tragic flooding in Texas that took so many lives, especially those of innocent children at a summer camp, made it clear, yesterday. The disingenuousness of President Trump’s response would be appalling if it weren’t … Continue reading →

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Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on July 5, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 5, 2025 I am both puzzled and flattered by the number of people who ask my opinion about our quixotic, terrifying president. I don’t have any sources of information that they don’t have, and no one from … Continue reading →

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A Dangerous Distraction

Posted on June 10, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 10, 2025 Sometimes, when the world appears to be spinning out of control, it’s valuable to take a step back. When chaos is everywhere, especially when it’s used as a political tactic, we need to be sure … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Time

Posted on May 29, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 29, 2025 Ever since Donald Trump turned to politics, many of us who followed his career for decades had a sense that it was just a matter of time before Americans caught on to what he’s really … 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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Responsible Governing

Posted on January 23, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 23, 2025 It has been responsibly reported that Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of all the January 6th perpetrators who were convicted of crimes was not analyzed or deliberated over, but was an impulsive … Continue reading →

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Will Trump 2 Be Softer and Gentler Than Trump 1?

Posted on January 9, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 9, 2024 There has been much speculation about what a second Trump term would be like. His ardent MAGA supporters fervently believe in Project 2025, the extreme right-wing manifesto to transform America into a “Christian Democracy,” which … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Cost of Pandering

Posted on December 28, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 28, 2024 Donald Trump has spent his professional life making promises to people to get what he wants, with little or no regard to whether he intended to keep them. Doing so got him elected President twice. … Continue reading →

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