Tag Archives: moral leadership

President Joe

Posted on January 6, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 6, 2022 On a day when our president spoke so eloquently and forcefully about saving our country, I feel compelled to write about him. I’ve been a fan of Joe Biden for fifty years, because he always … Continue reading →

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After Giving Thanks, It’s Time to Save America

Posted on November 28, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 28, 2021 This was what my Thanksgiving was all about, ten children ranging from six months to almost nine years old, all grandchildren of me and my family members. They represent our futures, and they mean everything … Continue reading →

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America on Trial

Posted on February 11, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 11, 2021 Whether or not House Democrats intended it, the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump is really an attestation before the entire world of what America stands for. The nativist, America First aspect of Trumpism which … Continue reading →

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W and Obama, Coincidence?

Posted on October 20, 2017 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 20, 2017 I looked up coincidence in two dictionaries and found “a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance” and “a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal … Continue reading →

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Puerto Rico

Posted on September 26, 2017 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 26, 2017 Sometimes it’s fun to look at a bunch of seemingly unrelated random facts to see if there’s a previously undiscerned pattern. Let’s try it now. Really, it’ll be fun. Fact: Donald Trump has been obsessed … Continue reading →

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Is It All Unraveling?

Posted on July 19, 2017 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 19, 2017 Americans often have conveniently short memories. We have to be reminded of things that should be part of our DNA by now. If honest journalists like Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite hadn’t had the … Continue reading →

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Words Matter

Posted on April 13, 2017 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 13, 2017 Words matter, they really do. Sometimes they matter more than actions. Last year’s political campaign proved that with sixteen months of populist, nationalistic bombast from one side and a peculiar directionless rhetoric from the other … Continue reading →

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Early Warning Signs

Posted on March 6, 2017 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 6, 2017 Most of us have been conditioned since childhood to recognize warning signs and heed them before the trouble they portend hits us in the face. Most Americans are optimistic by nature. It’s one of our … Continue reading →

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Giving Back

Posted on March 2, 2017 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 2, 2017 I often think of the 2000 film, Paying it Forward.  In retirement I tutor kids, mostly teenagers, in math and science, though our conversations tend to stray into many other areas. I find them surprisingly … Continue reading →

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