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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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The Muscovian Candidate
Alan Zendell, October 9, 2017 Many of the people who read this blog knew me first as a science fiction writer (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=alan+zendell). Spending a lot of time with my mind in other universes may be the reason I can tolerate … Continue reading
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Tagged alternate reality, brainwashing, christopher steels, collusion, dossier, fantasy, golden showers, Manchurian candidate, MI-6, Obama, Putin, russia, science fiction, subvert elections, trojan horse, Trump
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The Great Health Care Debate Isn’t Over
Alan Zendell, March 26, 2017 Donald Trump and Paul Ryan say they’re done with health care for the foreseeable future. That’s an interesting choice of words, because the last few weeks have proved that they’re not very good at foreseeing … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, AHCA, blame, campaign promises, Freedom Caucus, insurance companies, Obama, premiums, risk, Ryan, Trump, universal coverage, voters
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Where Have I Heard This Before?
Alan Zendell, March 20, 2017 Echoes of déjà vu and familiarity have been bouncing around in my head for almost two years now. Today, I happened across a brochure from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, titled ODD, or … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescent behavior, collusion, Comey, congress, disorders, FBI, Gallup, hearings, National Security Advisor, new low, Obama, popularity, presidential, promises, respect, russia, truth, wiretapping
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