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Today’s Republican Party
Alan Zendell, October 19, 2021 “We’re going after them!” That was what Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) told Stephen Colbert last night, referring to people who refuse to respond to subpoenas from the Special House Committee investigating the violent January 6th … Continue reading
Freedom
Alan Zendell, August 31, 2021 One of the first things we Americans learned as children was that we lived in “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” We heard it repeatedly until it became a mantra, … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, armed insurrection, civilization, COVID, Donald Trump, ignornace, inalienable rights, iran, Iraq, Joe Biden, mask mandates, pandemic, Science, second amendment, the jungle, vaccination, vietnam
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Kabul, a Disquieting Echo of Saigon
Alan Zendell, August 6, 2021 “Do not let my party pretend to be outraged by this. Both the GOP and Dems failed here. Time for Americans to put their country over their party.” That was Representative Adam Kinzinger (R, IL) … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Kinzinger, bipartisan failure, Dwight Eisenhower, george w bush, Ho Chi Minh, iran, Iraq, nine-eleven, Osama bin Ladin, Ronald Reagon, saudi arabia, Soviet Union, Taliban
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The Enemy of My Enemy
Alan Zendell, May 6, 2021 As the Biden administration moves to get COVID under control and counter the stupidity of anti-vaxxers, Americans are responding positively. He has consistently polled better than his predecessor since the day he took office. There’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghaniistan, conservatism, constitution, COVID, Dick Cheney, george w bush, Iraq, Jeff Flake, Liz Cheney, ronald reagan, two-party system, vaccines
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Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans
Alan Zendell March 18, 2021 Recently, we have seen a shocking rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. The media are tiptoeing around the possible cause of this dangerous trend, but it’s not difficult to identify why it’s happening. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistant, anti-China propaganda, Donald Trump, FDR, internment camps, Iraq, Japanese, Korean War, Nazis, nine eleven, racist war propaganda, radical Islam, Syria, Vietnam War, World War 2
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The Spectacle of a Spiteful President
Alan Zendell, November 17, 2020 As if our nation hasn’t been through enough this year, we now find ourselves counting down for another sixty-four days, crossing our fingers that the transition to a Biden presidency takes place without calamity. With … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Anthony Fauci, Biden transition, CDC, Chris Murrary, Chris Murray, election fraud, exponential growth, Georgia, iran, Iraq, Michael Osterholm, Mitch McConnell, pandemic, record caseloads, record death rates, Republican Caucus, sabotage, Senate majority, transfer of pwer, University of Washington, uranium, vladimir Putin, xi Jinping
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The Slow Death of Democracy – Part One
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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Tagged Afghanistan, Congressional Republicans, constitution, COVID-19, deep state, fake news, Fascism, fox news, hitler, Iraq, lies, Mussolini, nativism, police, populism, price of freedom, revolution, scapegoats, The Big Lie, Trump, truth, Weimar Republic
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The High Stakes Gambler at the Helm
Alan Zendell, January 8, 2020 Donald Trump has described his negotiating style as gathering all the players in a room, tossing in a hand grenade, and then swooping in to close a deal before they know what hit them. That … Continue reading
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Tagged belligerence, cuban missile crisis, financial ruin, gambling, hand greande, impeachment, iran, Iraq, Kim Jong Un, Missiles, negotiating, Nikita Khrushchev, North Korea, re-election, Suleimani, threats, Yogi Berra
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Locked and Loaded
Alan Zendell, September 16, 2019 A couple of weeks ago I was with an old friend who is currently well-placed in Defense Department circles. He’s a scientist, not prone to hyperbole, wild speculation, or making assertions without sound bases. So … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 election, Afghanistan, Houthi, iran, Iraq, israel, John Bolton, Kim Jong Un, Mike Pompeo, North Korea, oil, Pentagon, saudi arabia, Shia, Sunni, Trump, war, Yemen
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