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Stress Tests
Alan Zendell, December 12, 2020 Stress tests have been used ever since people have been building and manufacturing things to assure their safety and soundness. Would you get on an airplane if you didn’t know that every piece of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush, charismatic leaders, civil war, Clinton, constitution, demagogues, depression, divisiveness, equality, fox news, hyperpartisanship, inclusion, John Roberts, misinformation, nine-eleven, Obama, Roger Ailes, social media, supreme court, Trump, Trumpism, vietnam, watergate
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The Great Republican Dilemma
Alan Zendell, September 27, 2019 Donald Trump rocketed to power by arousing a base of support that was angry – at the policies of Barack Obama, at everyone on welfare and Medicaid, at the growing non-white population, at immigrants they … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Weld, impeachment, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Mark Sanford, Mike Murphy, Mitch McConnell, mitt romney, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, russia, Ukraine, Washington Examiner, whistleblower
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The Six Commandments
Alan Zendell, August 2, 2019 In 2016, the Democratic National Committee effectively tilted the Primary playing field to Hillary Clinton’s advantage by controlling the so-called super-delegates. While I would hate to see that misguided abuse of power repeated, the five … Continue reading
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Tagged congressional oversight, Cory Booker, debates, Democrats, DNC, elizabeth warren, impeachment, jay inslee, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, kirsten gillibrand, Obama, Thom Perez
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Donald and Vladimir
November 30, 2018 Today, speaking for President Donald Trump, Sarah Sanders said, “The Russian Witch Hunt Hoax … probably undermine[s] our relationship with Russia.” After all the outrageous things she’s said on his behalf, that’s a pretty amazing statement. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Buenos Aires, Clinton campaign, Crimea, delusions, doublethink, G20, George Orwell, hacking, infrastructure, interference, mueller, Obama, Putin, russia, Saudi Crown Prince, Trumo, Ukraine, Xi
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Inciter in Chief
Alan Zendell, October 15, 2018 Since the day he announced his candidacy for president, Donald Trump has relentlessly attacked the media. His initial attacks were completely unprovoked, as all of the major cable news channels devoted far more airtime to … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, bombs, Clinton, CNN, divisiveness, fox news, hitler, John F Kennedy, media, Montana, Nazis, Obama, Robert deNiro, Soros, Steve Scalise, Ted Cruz, terrorism, Trump, violence, white supremacists
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Legacies: McCain and Trump
Alan Zendell, September 1, 2018 When I started this blog the first thing I wrote was its dedication “to preserving what has made America great.” That wasn’t intended to be overly subtle. Donald Trump, with a matchless talent for unearthing … Continue reading
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Tagged American values, birthers, decency, discrimination, divisiveness, doublspeak, enlightenment, genocide, greatness, hate mongering, health care, Meghan McCain, Obama, poverty, racism, sarah palin, slavery
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Trump’s Booming Economy
Alan Zendell, February 2, 2018 The President has recently been touting the booming economy, and of course taking full credit for it. Trump points to the roaring stock market and the low unemployment rates as evidence. But is he right? … Continue reading
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Tagged 1987 market crash, banks, economics, equities, FBI, germany, investments, Justice Department, lagging indicator, Obama, policy, robert mueller, S&P 500, stock market, UK, unemployment
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Things We Take For Granted
Alan Zendell, October 29, 2017 Growing up in the years after the second world war, it was easy to believe that America was the land of the good guys. We were nobler and fairer than the rest of the world, … Continue reading
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Tagged american exceptionalism, complacency, government, market crashes, moral bankcuptcy, Obama, Olympics, partisanship, russia, space exploration, Trump, vietnam
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Our Collective National Nightmare
Alan Zendell, October 13, 2017 Whether we observe it in our children, friends, peers, or relatives, I can’t think of a more annoying and disagreeable trait than spite and its toxic cousin, vindictiveness. They generally result in nothing positive and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 election, 25th amendment, cabinet, congress, Mattis, Obama, Pence, spitefulness, Tillerson, Trump, vindictiveness
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