Tag Archives: Roger Ailes

Speak Not Ill of the Dead – Or Just Tell the Truth

Posted on February 18, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 18, 2021 We’re taught never to speak ill of the dead. Why? Is it mere political correctness, good taste, or squeamishness? One of the few things about which I agreed with Donald Trump was the need to … Continue reading →

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Fakery on a Global Scale

Posted on January 29, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 29, 2021 In 1983, Woody Allen created a fake documentary called Zelig, after its main character. Before the age of sophisticated computer imagery, Allen used a variety of movie making techniques to seamlessly insert his character into … Continue reading →

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Stress Tests

Posted on December 12, 2020 by alanpzendell

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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The Painful Demise of a Would-Be Autocrat

Posted on November 14, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 14, 2020 He began as merely an annoying gadfly. With an ego large enough to fill a stadium, he believed the world was hanging on his opinions. He flouted social norms, bragged about his alleged prowess with … Continue reading →

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Trump and the Military

Posted on September 8, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 8, 2020 Trump’s relationship with the military has disparate elements, but that’s not to say it’s complicated. It’s really quite easy to read. It began with the Vietnam-era draft. Due to the unpopularity of the war, the … 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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How To Make Bad Situations Worse – A Primer

Posted on May 29, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 29, 2020 Regardless of how you feel about the presidency of Barrack Obama, one thing most of America concluded from it was that we had turned a corner as a nation. For a black man to have been … Continue reading →

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