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Flawed Human Nature is the Real Existential Threat

Posted on August 10, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 10, 2026 I’ve been reluctant to admit it to myself, but during the entire eleven year nightmare since Donald Trump came down that escalator, it has become more apparent every day that events are spinning out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Barack Obama, decadence, Donald Trump, greed, Heritage Foundation, influencers, Iran War, Project 2025, ronald reagan, social media, Tea Party, Walter M Miller | Leave a comment

Bend or Break

Posted on August 2, 2026 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 2, 2026 For eleven years, I lived in a beautiful forest on a mountainside near Bellevue, Washington. The forest was comprised of fir, cedar, maple, and alder trees. It was magnificent. The cedars stood 150 feet tall, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged bill clinton, diplomacy, Donald Trump, europe, iran, Jeanine Pirro, lyndon johnson, NATO, Reflecting pool, rhetoric, social media, Tim Walz, trees, war, water systems, wind storms | Leave a comment

When Will the Madness End?

Posted on December 16, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December, 16, 2025, It’s been easy, these last eleven months, to blame Donald Trump for all the hate and divisiveness that has torn our country apart, but we also need to open our eyes and look clearly at … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Barack Obama, constitution, Donald Trump, FDR, george w bush, ICE, immigration, influencers, Jeffrey Epstein, midterm elections, New Deal, pedophilia, sex trafficking, social media, white supremacists | Leave a comment

The Media and the Election

Posted on August 31, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 31, 2024 During this election season, traditional news organizations like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post have generally provided Americans with responsible journalism. Fifty years ago, that would have been enough, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2024 election, bots, cable networks, CNN, Dana Bash, debates, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, facts, fox news, fraud, interviews, January 6th, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, lies, newspapers, rigged elections, social media | Leave a comment

The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump

Posted on July 15, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 15, 2024 Assassinations are among the worst things humans can do. They tend to occur during periods of anger and divisiveness when tensions are already high – clichés about tinderboxes come to mind. In an unstable situation … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Alex Jones, Arch Duke Ferdinand, authoritarianism, Donald Trump, Fascism, gun restrictions, gun violence, health care, JD Vance, Joe Biden, Medicaid funding, mental illness, Sandy Hook, social media | Leave a comment

The Trump Conundrum

Posted on August 3, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 3, 2023 However Donald Trump’s legal problems and the 2024 election turn out, he will have achieved a couple of things that no other American has. He has sucked all the air out of every political discussion … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2024 election, Adolf Hitler, Bill Barr, DOJ, Friedrich Nietsche, George Orwell, Internet, Mike Pence, principles, scapegoating, social media, The Big Lie, truth | 2 Comments

Why Joe Biden?

Posted on April 25, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 25, 2023 It’s painfully early to talk about the 2024 presidential election, but I’ve never been one to bury my head in the sand. I’ve always thought ostriches were weird, creepy birds. Let’s recap where things stand. … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2024 election, Amy Kolbuchar, approval ratings, COVID, economic models, indictments, NATO, Nicky Haley, polls, Ron deSantis, russia, sampling universes, scams, social media, Tim Scott, Trump, Ukraine | 3 Comments

Is America Moving in the Wrong Direction?

Posted on July 27, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 27, 2022 The news and social media tell us the Democrats’ prospects in the November elections look dismal, in large part because President Biden’s approval numbers can’t rise above 40%. The pundits say the primary reason is … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Afghanistan, Biden's approval rating, democracy, EU, financial markets, gas prices, gay rights, guns, inflation, job growth, low unemployment, midterm elections, NATO, news media, price gouging, real estate, russia, social media, stock buybacks, supply chains, supreme court, Ukraine, windfall profits, women's rights | Leave a comment

Integrity, Elections, and Trump’s Eroding Base

Posted on October 8, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 8, 2021 When lawmakers and statesmen still valued integrity, opposition politicians would often resign in protest when they believed their government was acting illegally or about to do something that would damage their country. It was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Archibald Cox, Brian Kemp, broadcast media, cable media, colin powell, Eliot Richardson, george w bush, Iraq, Jeffrey Clark, Jeffrey Rosen, Joe Biden, lindsey graham, Mark Meadows, Mitch McConnell, Pat Cippolone, Richard Donoghue, richard nixon, Ron deSantis, Saturday Night Massacre, social media, Stacy Abrams, suicide pact, watergate, William Barr, William Ruckleshaus | 1 Comment

Artificial Intelligence

Posted on October 6, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 6, 2021 The phrase artificial intelligence (AI) literally means intelligence displayed by inorganic entities (i.e., machines, computers) as opposed to humans and other animals. Beyond that simple definition lies much confusion and misunderstanding. In practical terms, AI … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged algorithms, atomic bomb, automated assembly lines, computer programs, correlation, databases, decision making, diagnoses, Facebook, Frankenstein, human judgment, Isaac Asimov, mark zuckerberg, medical AIs, outcomes, predictions, probabilty, profit, robots, self-learning, social media, terminator | 1 Comment

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