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Pre-Holiday Jitters

Posted on December 20, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 20, 2021 Christmas is five days away, the beginning of 2022 only twelve. It’s normally a joyous time for most people, but the news today is shockingly depressing. I scanned the CNN website this morning as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged antivax movement, autocracy, Chuck Grassley, civil war, COVID, Denmark, France, germany, health workers, hospitalization, insurrection, Joe Manchin, negative news, news media bias, Norway, Omicron, supreme court, sweden, UK, voting rights | Leave a comment

The States’ War on the Federal Government

Posted on December 11, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 11, 2021 As 2021 draws to a close, our country faces a number of critical challenges at the same time. The media seem to like to pose the situation as a challenge to the Biden administration, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged abortion, Amy Coney Barrett, china, climate change, constitution, COVID, Fourteenth Amendment, John Roberts, right-wing extremists, Rowe v Wade, russia, supreme court, Texas | 1 Comment

Federal Supremacy

Posted on September 10, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 10, 2021 The Federal Supremacy Clause of our Constitution “establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions. It prohibits states from interfering with the federal government’s exercise … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Chief Justice Roberts, constitution, COVID, Gregg Abbott, Justice Department, mandates, masks, Merrick Garland, originalists, roe v wade, Ron deSantis, supreme court, vaccinations, women's rights | 1 Comment

The World’s Largest Posse

Posted on September 2, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 2, 2021 As a kid, whenever I watched a movie or TV western, there was one thing I could always count on. Some bad guys would rob a bank, shoot an innocent bystander or two, then jump … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged armed citizens, citizens spying, criminalized abortions, evangelists, Greg Abbott, gun permits, Jim Crow, minority rule, police states, supreme court, Texas, vigilantism, voting rights, western movies, white supremacists | 1 Comment

Wall of Infamy

Posted on December 15, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 15, 2020 Today, Washington Post journalist Ruth Marcus published the list of the Republican members of the House of Representatives who signed on to the bogus Texas lawsuit that asked the U. S, Supreme Court to overturn … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2020 election, concession, disenfranchising voters, election challenges, Georgia, Jim Jordan, kevin mccarthy, lawsuits, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ruth Marcus, sedition, Steve Scalise, supreme court, Texas lawsuit, Trump, washington post, wisconsin | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Bush, charismatic leaders, civil war, Clinton, constitution, demagogues, depression, divisiveness, equality, fox news, hyperpartisanship, inclusion, John Roberts, misinformation, nine-eleven, Obama, Roger Ailes, social media, supreme court, Trump, Trumpism, vietnam, watergate | 1 Comment

The Strength of the American Republic

Posted on December 9, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 9, 2020 For sixty years, when December 7th rolled around, Americans shared remembrances of what was referred to as the most heinous act ever committed against the United States on Pearl Harbor Day. The tributes waned in … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Adolf Hitler, Al Gore, Conservative judges, December 7th, December 8th, Fascism, george w bush, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Mitch McConnell, Pearl Harbor, Safe Harbor Day, supreme court, Weimar Republic | 2 Comments

The Final Act of an Overlong Drama

Posted on November 2, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 2, 2020 The only thing our sharply divided country seems to agree on is that tomorrow’s election is the most crucial one in our lifetimes. When you hear a ninety-year-old say that, it means it’s more critical … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Al Gore, autocracy, constitution, court challenges, divisiveness, Donald Trump, Fascism, intimidation, Joe Biden, mail-in ballots, news media, next generation, pandemic, Pennsylvania, presidential election, racial divisions, social media, supreme court | 2 Comments

Eleven More Days – the Final Stretch

Posted on October 23, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 23, 2020 Donald Trump spent most of this week demonstrating that he hasn’t lost a step when it comes to dominating the news cycle. Would he show up for the final debate with Joe Biden? Would he … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Bill Barr, christopher wray, debate, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Kristen Welker, Kushner, Leslie Stahl, mail-in voting, Obamacare, October surprise, Rudi Giuliani, Sixty Minutes, supreme court, vladimir Putin | 2 Comments

The Election: What’s Really At Stake

Posted on October 20, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 20, 2020 The final two weeks of the 2020 election campaign will be a terribly stressful time for Americans. Millions are out of work, COVID-19 infections are exploding all over the country, and countless small businesses are … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, COVID-19, early voting, food banks, legal challenges, lindsey graham, Louis DeJoy, mail-in voting, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Pennsylvania, postal service, postmark dates, receipt dates, recusal, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, supreme court, unemployment | 2 Comments

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Pre-Holiday Jitters

The States’ War on the Federal Government

Federal Supremacy

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Wall of Infamy

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