Tag Archives: misogyny

The Undoing of a Wannabe Autocrat

Posted on November 20, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 20, 2025 I recently had an opportunity to hear a couple of political historians speak about autocratic-leaning leaders and how to deal with them. After studying the rise and fall of autocrats, they found that autocrats inevitably … 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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Meltdown

Posted on August 1, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 1, 2024 Earth’s polar icecaps are melting. The best-known glacier in North America, the Athabasca, in Alberta’s Columbia Icefield, is only half of what it used to be. Standing on a pile of gravel, knowing that very … Continue reading →

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Tipping Points

Posted on April 6, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 5, 2023 History teaches that most things about our society are cyclic. Politically, things swing left or right every generation, the economy goes up and down, fashions and fads appear and disappear. Those in power continually seek … Continue reading →

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Tough Choices

Posted on September 9, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 9, 2022 The next couple of months are not a time when Americans who care about our future can afford to take our eyes off the ball. We’re under a lot of stress, from inflated prices, women’s … Continue reading →

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Getting at the Truth

Posted on July 15, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 5, 2021 The next few weeks should be fascinating if you don’t mind sitting on the edge of your seat waiting to see if your elected leaders do their jobs or continue to trash the Constitution. The … Continue reading →

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Irreconcilable Differences

Posted on May 5, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 5, 2021 Marriages break up for various reasons, the most common of which is “irreconcilable differences.” That’s another way of saying that in the absence of flagrant adultery or spousal abuse, couples drift apart, and rather than … Continue reading →

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We’re Still Fighting the Civil War

Posted on December 15, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 15, 2019 It’s been 154 years since the Civil War ended – or has it? In 2008, I naively interpreted Barrack Obama’s victory to mean we had finally outgrown the hatred and prejudice that grew out of … Continue reading →

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Saving Ourselves From Trump

Posted on October 2, 2017 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 2, 2017 The longer this country suffers with Donald Trump as president, the more urgent it feels to counter the negative impact he’s having on it. But as urgent as it seems, it’s also befuddling. It feels … Continue reading →

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