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Placing a Value on Life
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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Tagged business models, COVID-19, death, economy, gambling, herd immunity, masks, mental illness, narcissism, natural selection, pain and suffering, re-election, social distancing, trade-offs, Triage, Trump, vaccine, viral antibodies
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The Lone Warrior Versus the Virus
Alan Zendell, July 1, 2020 When Donald Trump named himself “The Lone Warrior” on Twitter last night, he revealed more than he intended. He told us that his mental illness may be entering a critical stage in which he feels … Continue reading
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Tagged alternate reality, Anthony Fauci, COVID-19, delusions, fatalities, growth rates, Mayo Clinic, Mentaal illness, narcissism, projection models, psychopathy, Trump
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Leadership or Self-Interest?
Alan Zendell, May 15, 2020 In the 1967 film, A Guide For the Married Man, Robert Morse tells his friend Walter Matthau that if his wife ever catches him in a lie he should, “Deny, deny, deny.” In the following … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 eection, china, COVID-19, denial, ecomony, financial markets, Joe Biden, lockdown, mental illness, narcissism, RIck Bright, Trump, xi Jinping
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Trump Spring
Alan Zendell, March 22, 2019 It’s Spring! With the coming of the vernal equinox, my thoughts turn to renewal. One thing I’m renewing is my Amazon page. I’m lowering the price of updated copies of four of my books to … Continue reading
Intransigence
Alan Zendell, January 10, 2019 In most people, intransigence is a symptom of ignorance and/or insecurity. When we’re stuck trying to defend a point of view we know little or nothing about, or we feel unable to support a position … Continue reading
A Trump Thanksgiving
Alan Zendell, November 22, 2018 I’ve always considered Thanksgiving untouchable. For years it’s been the only American holiday that remained free of self-righteous religious preaching and self-important politicians, who were thankfully smart enough to realize that what we were most … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiral McRaven, Afghanistan, economy, family, holiday, hypocrisy, imperial rule, John Roberts, narcissism, nineth circuit, osama bin laden, supreme court, tariffs, trade wars
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Faded Magic
Alan Zendell, March 15, 2018 Every year, toy manufacturers come up with a new set of flashy playthings. They’re brightly colored and they promise hours of fun. Our kids see them in TV commercials and on store shelves, and leading … Continue reading
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Tagged betrayal, Democrats, disenchanted, dishonesty, lies, lincoln, marketing, narcissism, political rallies, principles, promises, Republicans, showmanship, Trump, W. C. fields, wizardry
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A Matter of Necessity
Alan Zendell, January 6, 2018 Two thousand eighteen has thus far been a year in which subjects that have been whispered about all throughout the previous year are spoken about openly. The president’s sanity and emotional stability, his ability to … Continue reading
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Tagged behavior, consequences, decency, genius, governing, immigrants, insanity, insensitivity, integrity, law, military strategy, moral authority, narcissism, Science, sheldon cooper, stephen hawking, truth, young people
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