Tag Archives: NATO

Trump is Dead Wrong on Ukraine

Posted on February 26, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 26, 2024 It’s a cliché that experience is the best teacher. As a tutor, I tell kids that learning from their mistakes is the best way to improve their skills. Every important scientific discovery was preceded by … Continue reading →

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An Unhinged Trump Threatens All of Us

Posted on February 14, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 14, 2024 My wife summed up yesterday’s news perfectly: Trump intends to divide the world in half with himself and Valdimir Putin in complete control of their shares. She may have erred in excluding China’s Xi Jinping, … Continue reading →

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Extremism : Centrism ~ Trump : Biden

Posted on February 3, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 3, 2024 For most of our history, government represented the varying viewpoints and attitudes of our people reasonably well. Congress, until the last few decades consisted of a broad spectrum of Conservatives, Progressives, and Centrists. There have … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump’s Alternate Universe

Posted on January 25, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 25, 2024 I sometimes wonder if I took a wrong turn and wound up in an alternate universe. The one in which I grew up and lived most of my life had its problems, but in the … Continue reading →

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Have We Forgotten?

Posted on December 7, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 7, 2023 Shortly after nine-eleven, a Seattle Times columnist of Japanese descent sardonically thanked ISIS for committing an act so heinous, it would eventually make Americans forget the attack on Pearl Harbor. It seems he was correct. … Continue reading →

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Veterans’ Day Highlights a National Crisis

Posted on November 10, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 10, 2023 My state is celebrating Veterans’ Day today. That naturally brings up the challenges currently facing our military. In an unusual twist, this year, those challenges go hand-in-hand with challenges facing every aspect of American life. … Continue reading →

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A Disgraceful Legacy

Posted on October 29, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 29, 2023 Judging by how historians have analyzed the rise and fall of prior civilizations, it’s possible to begin to frame the legacy Donald Trump will leave behind. Whether he ultimately wins the 2024 Republican nomination for … Continue reading →

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Doddering Old Men

Posted on July 13, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 13, 2023 I was playing duplicate bridge the other day, a game with stringent rules of decorum. No one talks out loud when people are playing. Even the bidding is silent, using flashcards. Yet, such are the … Continue reading →

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Why Joe Biden?

Posted on April 25, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 25, 2023 It’s painfully early to talk about the 2024 presidential election, but I’ve never been one to bury my head in the sand. I’ve always thought ostriches were weird, creepy birds. Let’s recap where things stand. … Continue reading →

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Ukraine and China

Posted on February 18, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan zendell, February 18, 2023 As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reaches its first anniversary…I find it difficult to even finish this sentence. The very idea of a vicious war raging in Europe for a full year with no end in … Continue reading →

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