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Biden’s Foreign Policy Challenges
Alan Zendell, February 27, 2021 After Donald Trump’s America First policy, I was glad that President Biden’s first international call was to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. No two countries’ futures are as inextricably tied to each other as Canada’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bahrain, Benjamin Netanyahu, canada, china, climate change, drought, dust bowl, europe, iran, israel, Jamal Khashogi, jared kushner, Justin Trudeau, Keystone pipeline, Mohammad bin Salman, NATO, North Korea, nuclear deal, russia, saudi arabia, South Korea, Syria, UAE, vladimir Putin, xi Jinping, Yemen
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If I Were the President Elect…
Alan Zendell, December 16, 2020 President Elect Joe Biden has not called to ask my advice. Neither has anyone else for that matter. But that won’t deter me from offering some. First, and most important, Mr. President Elect, do everything … Continue reading
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Tagged active-duty military, Anthony Fauci, COVID, distancing, Fourth of July, Hassan Rouhani, Henry Kissinger, insurrection, Iran Nuclear deal, isolationim, John Kerry, Kim Jong Un, masks, Memorial Day, Michael Osterholm, national guard, NATO, Obamacare, Paris Climate Accords, tariffs, trade wars, vaccines, violence, virtual inauguration, vladimir Putin, xi Jinping, zero tolerance
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America’s Role in the World
Alan Zendell, November 3, 2020 I grew up in New York City in the years following World War 2. In many ways New York seemed to be the center of the universe back then, because it represented the financial and … Continue reading
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Tagged alliances, America First, American leadership, American values, china, democracy, europe, isolationism, Joe Biden, Marshall Plan, NATO, racism, russia, terrorism, trade wars, unity, voter suppression, World War 2
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When Trump Called Erdogan…
Alan Zendell, October 14, 2019 If you made a list of things Donald Trump has done right as President, appointing General James Mattis as Secretary of Defense would be at the top. But like most of the potentially right things … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bashir al Assad, Erdogan, europe, ISIS, James Mattis, japan, Joint Chiefs, Kurds, NATO, special forces, Syria, turkey, vladimir Putin
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Mueller and the Court
Alan Zendell, August 5, 2018 As frequently noted here and elsewhere. Donald Trump is a master of obfuscation. While those of us who are trained in logical discourse and scientific method are often appalled by his relatively incoherent style, it … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, congress, jeff sessions, Kavanaugh, midterm election, NATO, Nixon, obstruction of justice, Paul Ryan, rod rosenstein, russia, supreme court, trade war, Trump, watergate
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Missteps And Misstatements
Alan Zendell, July 19, 2018 I’ve been spoiled most of my life. I’ve had wonderful role models as my heroes, and with the exception of Harry Truman and Winston Churchill, none of them were politicians. They were my teachers, those … Continue reading
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Tagged article 5, articulate speech, congress, europe, Helsinki, integrity, lies, NATO, politics, Putin, Republicans, resolutions, russia, Trump, trump's base
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A Sad, Embarrassing Wreck of a Man
Alan Zendell, July 18, 2018 We’ve all had two days to absorb the Helsinki press conference in which Russian President Putin smirked and our president misread the expression as a friendly smile. No doubt we’ve all formed our opinions about … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 election, autocrats, Bush, Clinton, dictators, George Will, Helsinki, integrity, Kim, Mitch McConnell, NATO, Nixon, Paul Ryan, Putin, reagan, republican leadership, Richard Clarke, Russian meddling, security, strength, Trump, Xi
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Trump’s Vision of a Greater America
Alan Zendell, July 15, 2018 Donald Trump famously began his presidential campaign with his signature slogan, “Make America Great Again” combined with a virulent attack against Muslim immigrants. When he went on to attack Mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals, … Continue reading
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Tagged Angela Merkel, asylum, change, culture, EU, europe, Fascism, health care, immigration, isolationism, mexico, NATO, racism, Teresa May, UK, wealth, white supremacy, women's rights
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The Evolution of Trump
Alan Zendell, July 11, 2018 Though it seems like we’ve been living this nightmare a lot longer, it’s been only three years since real estate tycoon and reality TV star Donald Trump announced that he was running for president. He … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 election, allies, arrogance, belligerence, congress, divisiveness, extremism, Fascism, fights, isolationism, Ivanka, NATO, negotiation, Putin, russia, tactics, Trump, winning
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Climate Change is NOT a Hoax
Alan Zendell, May 31, 2017 The problem with stirring up a huge, angry and largely uninformed base with political rhetoric and lies is that you have to keep lying to avoid losing them. Oh, they’ll catch on eventually when it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, coal, congress, future generations, greed, ignorance, isolationism, lies, NATO, natural gas, pandering, paris accords, shortsightedness, Trump
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