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Saving Our Democracy
Alan Zendell, May 9, 2021 Sometimes, it’s necessary to get out of the weeds and adjust our perspective. Context is everything. That’s truer for the current struggle for control of the Republican Party than anything else happening in America. Suppressing … Continue reading
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Tagged economic recovery, Facebook, Fascism, isolationism, pandemic, populism, racism, Republican Party, Trump, Twitter, vaccinations, voter suppression, xenophobia
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Two States and a Pandemic
Alan Zendell, April 26, 2021 I spent the first twelve months of the COVID pandemic in Maryland, and the most recent two in Florida. Given the craziness of 2020, the public comments by the states’ respective governors, and Trump’s still … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Fauci, conservation, COVID, herd immunity, hurricanes, Larry Hogan, Maryland, masks, pandemic, rising sea levels, Ron deSantis, schools, social distancing
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The Legacy of Misinformation
Alan Zendell, February 26, 2021 The 2020 election and its aftermath demonstrated that the majority of Americans wanted an end to the lies and hateful rhetoric of the Trump years. They proved that nationally by electing Joe Biden, and in … Continue reading
A Kinder, Gentler, Saner America
Alan Zendell, January 23, 2021 I’m not a historian, but I’ll bet there has never been a sharper contrast in presidential administrations in our history. Joe Biden has been president for only three days, and we already know exactly what … Continue reading
Joy Deferred
Alan Zendell, January 20, 2021, Inauguration Day Wednesday, November 4th was a beautiful day in Maryland, thirty miles north of the White House. The sun shone, the temperature reached 62, and every outside table at every restaurant in our town … Continue reading
Three Invasions
Alan Zendell, December 10, 2020 Three times in its history, the United States has been the victim of unprovoked attacks on its Homeland that killed and injured thousands of Americans. The first was the Day of Infamy at Pearl Harbor, … Continue reading
Biden Reaches Out, Trump Lights Fires
Alan Zendell, November 26, Thanksgiving Day, 2020 President Elect Joe Biden approached the microphone with a somber, stately bearing. The day before Thanksgiving in this horror show of a year needed his special brand of calm, almost spiritual reassurance. Some … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID. vaccines, crowds, death, distancing, Donald Trump, Ecclesiastes, environmental regulations, food baks, general motors, hope, hunger, inlcusion, Joe Biden, masks, optimism, pandemic, Pete Seeger, sickness, spreader events, The Byrds
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A Personal Note to the President
Alan Zendell, November 23, 2020 Dear Donald, When you finally leave Washington, your name will be hallowed along with all the other wannabe dictators who had their moments in history end none too soon, to be relegated to the scrap … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Fauci, florida, jared kushner, masks, Money, Moses, Mount Rushmore, narcissisim, pandemic, recession, Ron deSantis, social distancing, television, Ten Commandments, truth, Twitter, wealth
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