Tag Archives: slavery

The Disgrace of the Senate’s Acquittal

Posted on February 13, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 13, 2021 Yesterday was Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. I remember when February 12th was a national holiday except for a few southern states. HBO remembered, and they’ve been showing the 2012 film Lincoln wherein Daniel Day-Lewis brought Lincoln … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, civil war, insurrection, Josh Hawley, lindsey graham, Mitch McConnell, richard nixon, self-interest, slavery, Ted Cruz, The Big Lie, Thirteenth Amendment, treason, white supremacy | 3 Comments

The Trump-Biden Debates

Posted on September 18, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 18, 2020 The Biden-Trump debates, the first of which occurs nine days from now, will not be as eloquent or long-winded as the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858, but they will be equally momentous. They will also be … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged a house divided, Abraham Lincoln, baseless accusations, Bob Woodward, divisiveness, early voting, economy, Missouri Compromise, Nancy Pelosi, pandemic, slavery, Stephen Douglas, truth, voter turnout, wearing masks, William Barr | 4 Comments

Trump’s Bad Press

Posted on May 5, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 5, 2020 Donald Trump may be right that Abraham Lincoln got better press than he did, despite Lincoln taking a principled stand that alienated half the country and resulted in the Civil War. Not that the Civil … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Abraham Lincoln, alt-right, animus, bill of rights, constitution, dignity, divisiveness, fake news, integrity, Joe Biden, John Wilkes Booth, slavery, Tea Party, The Civil War, The New Deal, transparency, truth | 1 Comment

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 | 3 Comments

Legacies: McCain and Trump

Posted on September 1, 2018 by alanpzendell

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 →

Posted in Articles | Tagged American values, birthers, decency, discrimination, divisiveness, doublspeak, enlightenment, genocide, greatness, hate mongering, health care, Meghan McCain, Obama, poverty, racism, sarah palin, slavery | 3 Comments

Stewart and Ocasio

Posted on June 29, 2018 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 29, 2018 For nearly a decade, Stephen Colbert played a whacked-out, ultra-conservative TV host, but when he took over The Late Show from David Letterman in September of 2015, shortly after Donald Trump announced that he was … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2018 election, Abraham Lincoln, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, apathy, congress, cruelty, detaining children, dickishness, dissent, divisiveness, FDR, hate, Jon Stewart, protests, separating families, slavery, Stephen Colbert, Trump | 1 Comment

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Tag Archives: slavery

The Disgrace of the Senate’s Acquittal

The Trump-Biden Debates

Trump’s Bad Press

We’re Still Fighting the Civil War

Legacies: McCain and Trump

Stewart and Ocasio

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