Tag Archives: New York

The 2024 Primaries Will Not Be a Repeat of 2016

Posted on June 8, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 8, 2023 Political pundits, who rarely get it right more often than you or I, have told us for months that the 2024 Republican primaries would be a repeat of 2016. Remember when there were sixteen Republicans … Continue reading →

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Inflection Points

Posted on August 16, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 16, 2022, President Biden often says we are at an inflection point in our history. In mathematics, an inflection point defines when a downward trend turns upward, or vice versa. That sounds very technical, but applied to … Continue reading →

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Republican Midterm Sweep (or Not)?

Posted on August 14, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 14, 2022 Given their dismal record overall, the last few years, when the last few holdout pundits jumped on the Republican sweep train concerning the midterm elections, something felt off. With Trump under criminal investigation by two … Continue reading →

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The Most Dangerous Animal on Earth

Posted on February 1, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 1, 2022, Animals aren’t inherently dangerous unless you get caught between them and their young, their home, or their food. The most dangerous animals are those that are cornered, scared, or injured. Thus, we describe trapped, deadly … Continue reading →

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9/11 Memories

Posted on September 12, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 12, 2021 We all have them. Like the day JFK was assassinated, we all remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when it happened. The former was fifty-eight years ago, but the moment is … Continue reading →

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Best Laid Plans – Two Striking Contrasts

Posted on August 22, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 22, 2021 The City of New York and the effort to wind down our military involvement in the war-torn (so-called) nation of Afghanistan both faced daunting challenges of Intelligence gathering and logistics over the last few months. … Continue reading →

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What Were We  Celebrating on the Fourth?

Posted on July 5, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 5, 2021 For me, something about the Fourth of July was off this year. I felt like the country was desperate to celebrate something, but not sure what it was. The legacy of the last five years … Continue reading →

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The History of COVID-19 in 21 Minutes

Posted on September 29, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 29, 2020 The “failed” New York Times has produced a video that documents the history of the United States’ pandemic response. It is well worth watching, because it is free of hyperbole and politics. It begins with … Continue reading →

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(Mis)trust and Verify

Posted on July 20, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 20, 2020 You don’t hear people say it much nowadays, but there was a time, thanks to Alan Barth and Phil Graham of The Washington Post, when people referred to today’s news as the first draft of … Continue reading →

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Mitch McConnell, Master of Partisanship

Posted on April 23, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 23, 2020 Oscar Wilde said that Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life. Judging by our country’s response to the COVID-19 virus, he was wrong. Consider the way Hollywood has treated pandemics. There have been at least … Continue reading →

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