Tag Archives: racism

We’re Still Fighting the Civil War

Posted on December 15, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 15, 2019 It’s been 154 years since the Civil War ended – or has it? In 2008, I naively interpreted Barrack Obama’s victory to mean we had finally outgrown the hatred and prejudice that grew out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged barrack obama, Donald Trump, Heather Cox Richardson, Hillary Clinton, impeachment, misogyny, Mitch McConnell, racism, Reconstruction, Republican Party, sarah palin, slavery, Tea Party, white supremacy | 1 Comment

I’d Even Accept Help From the Mooch

Posted on August 19, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 19, 2019 That’s how bad it’s gotten. Short of the Devil, I’d accept help from anyone. But the Mooch? Today, Anthony Scaramuchi, who served as Donald Trump’s Communications Director for eleven days, two summers ago, announced that … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2020 election, Anthony Scaramucci, Barack Obama, Clinton, demagogurery, H. R. McMaster, James Mattis, John Kelly, Mitch McConnell, nativism, racism, Republicans, Rex Tillerson, wealth | 1 Comment

The Long View – Why Trump Will Fail

Posted on August 16, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 16, 2019 Every day I hear people moan about how Trump is going to be re-elected. That defeatism is not only depressing, it’s dead wrong. While the Democrats proved in 2016 that they are uniquely capable of … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged adolescent behavior, American values, Bill Weld, economy, elizabeth warren, inverted yield curve, James Carville, Jeff Flake, Joe Biden, Kim Jong Un, Larry Hogan, long-term, Mandarin philosophy, Mark Sanford, nativism, racism, stock market, tantrums, tariffs, taxes, trade war, vladimir Putin, volatility, Xi Jin Ping | 1 Comment

Time Out

Posted on July 21, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 21, 2019 As despicable as Donald Trump’s latest round of racist tweets were, and even more so the sound of 45,000 people at his North Carolina rally parroting his “send them back” chant, it’s Sunday, and I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged algorithms, all-star game, artificial intelligence, Atlantic League, balls and strikes, baseball, dystopian fiction, Frank Viola, Neal Stephenson, racism, robots, The Portal, Trackman, Trump, tweets, umpires | 2 Comments

Can It Happen Here?

Posted on February 26, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 26, 2018 One of the nearly continuous lessons I learned growing up in post-World War Two New York, was that America was the strongest and most virtuous country on Earth. The idea that America was where the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged anti-semitism, autocracy, bigotry, Communism, divisiveness, Donald Trump, dystopia, Fascism, fear, Franklin Roosevelt, hitler, Judiciary, Mussolini, Nazism, Philip K. Dick, racism, sexism, Sinclair Lewis, Stalin, the press, totalitarianism, truth, World War 2 | 1 Comment

Season 116, Episode 1

Posted on January 4, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 4, 2019 You might think from what I’ve said or written, that I’m one of those Democrats who Senator Orrin Hatch (R, Utah) ramblingly described as hating Trump so much I would do anything to defeat him, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged betrayal, border wall, Chuck Schumer, climate change, compromise, consensus, Democrats, government shutdown, illegal immigration, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, national security, ocasio-cortez, Orrin Hatch, racism | 1 Comment

Hatemongering is Not What Made America Great

Posted on November 2, 2018 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 2, 2018 When I began America the Beautiful, I selected the maxim “Dedicated to preserving what has made America great.” It wasn’t intended to be subtle. The truth is, I hate blogs. But I hate hypocrisy and … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Barack Obama, campaign rallies, children, courage, elections, greatness, hate, human rights, immigrants, integrity, japan, lies, morality, Nazis, racism, sacrifice, Statue of Liberty, strength, Trump | 1 Comment

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Tag Archives: racism

We’re Still Fighting the Civil War

I’d Even Accept Help From the Mooch

The Long View – Why Trump Will Fail

Time Out

Can It Happen Here?

Season 116, Episode 1

Hatemongering is Not What Made America Great

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