Tag Archives: narcissism

Two Wars and a Cult of Personality

Posted on September 24, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 23, 2025 As Jews begin the ten holiest days of the calendar, we tend to be introspective. It’s more than tradition – it’s what Judaism requires of its followers. Nine days from now is Judaism’s Day of … Continue reading →

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Flailing

Posted on July 23, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 23, 2025 We see things like this all the time – a desperate criminal on the run, surrounded by law enforcement with no place to go, a terrified child caught in one lie too many, a cornered … Continue reading →

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The Real Art of the Deal

Posted on April 24, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 24, 2025 Courses in effective negotiation stress that the most successful outcomes are those in which both parties walk away feeling like they won something. That’s the true Art of the Deal, regardless of anything Tony Schwartz … Continue reading →

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A Profound Lack of Humility

Posted on April 20, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 20, 2025 Have you ever heard an American president say, “I was wrong?” Kennedy never said it after badly mishandling our relationship with Cuba and committing troops on the ground in Vietnam. Johnson came close, acknowledging that … Continue reading →

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Gangsters, Dictators, and Presidents.

Posted on March 16, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, March 16, 2025 When Jimmy Carter was president, things didn’t go very well. The cost of Vietnam and the sharp increase in energy prices left over from the Arab Oil Embargo had led to record high inflation and … Continue reading →

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Equal Scrutiny

Posted on August 29, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 29, 2024 The first half of 2024 was marked by constant attacks on Joe Biden’s fitness to serve as president for another four years. Were he re-elected, he would have been 86 when his second term ended. … Continue reading →

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The Supreme Court Must Choose Integrity Over Loyalty to Trump

Posted on December 12, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 12, 2023 When Donald Trump’s lawyers filed a motion that the criminal charges against him should be dropped because as a former president he should be immune from prosecution for any alleged crimes he committed while he … Continue reading →

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Herd Immunity and Sociopathy – A Fatal Combination

Posted on December 17, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 17, 2020 Several news outlets today reported that the Trump administration, with the overt approval of the president, secretly pursued a strategy of achieving herd immunity to the COVID virus by deliberately allowing it to spread among … Continue reading →

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The Painful Demise of a Would-Be Autocrat

Posted on November 14, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 14, 2020 He began as merely an annoying gadfly. With an ego large enough to fill a stadium, he believed the world was hanging on his opinions. He flouted social norms, bragged about his alleged prowess with … Continue reading →

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Placing a Value on Life

Posted on July 8, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 8, 2020 Long ago and far away, as a young aerospace engineer, I was fortunate to have an older, wiser mentor. In 1966, June was incredibly hot on Long Island. Our nearly windowless building was stifling, the … Continue reading →

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