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The Lone Warrior Versus the Virus
Alan Zendell, July 1, 2020 When Donald Trump named himself “The Lone Warrior” on Twitter last night, he revealed more than he intended. He told us that his mental illness may be entering a critical stage in which he feels … Continue reading
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Tagged alternate reality, Anthony Fauci, COVID-19, delusions, fatalities, growth rates, Mayo Clinic, Mentaal illness, narcissism, projection models, psychopathy, Trump
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The Slow Death of Democracy – Part One
Alan Zendell, June 10, 2020 There are many ways to know a thing. We start with facts to gain a cognitive understanding. We research context and solicit other people’s views to make sense of it. When possible, we observe it … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Congressional Republicans, constitution, COVID-19, deep state, fake news, Fascism, fox news, hitler, Iraq, lies, Mussolini, nativism, police, populism, price of freedom, revolution, scapegoats, The Big Lie, Trump, truth, Weimar Republic
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Facebook’s Hypocrisy
Alan Zendell, June 3, 2020 I try to base my opinions on facts, but to be honest, I have a long-standing bias against Facebook which is entirely visceral, like the way I always cringe when I encounter a snake. It’s just … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 election, editing, fact checking, first amendment, mark zuckerberg, public interest, russia, social platforms, transparency, Trump, truth, unregulated forums, vetting
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Leadership or Self-Interest?
Alan Zendell, May 15, 2020 In the 1967 film, A Guide For the Married Man, Robert Morse tells his friend Walter Matthau that if his wife ever catches him in a lie he should, “Deny, deny, deny.” In the following … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 eection, china, COVID-19, denial, ecomony, financial markets, Joe Biden, lockdown, mental illness, narcissism, RIck Bright, Trump, xi Jinping
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Wrongheaded Leadership
Alan Zendell, April 16, 2020 There is much about the COVID-19 pandemic that defies reason and makes us feel like the world is spinning out of control. That’s serious because in a crisis, one of the things we most need … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Fauci, business, compassion, COVID-19, Deborah Birx, distancing, economy, epidemiology, isolation, Joe Biden, leadership, Liberty Project, medical research, models, quarantine, Ron deSantis, testing, Trump
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Emergency Powers and the Election
Alan Zendell, April 10, 2020 Much has been written about Donald Trump’s leadership or lack of it during the COVID-19 pandemic. But as has been the case throughout this administration, we must be careful not to get distracted and miss … Continue reading
Lest We Forget . . .
Alan Zendell, April 3, 2020 At a time of crisis with Americans dying at an exponentially increasing rate, I’m torn between possibly worsening our country’s divisiveness and persisting in telling necessary truths. The Trump administration daily makes that choice easier … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Fauci, Boston Globe, coronavirus, COVID-19, death, Deborah Birx, exponential growth, fatalities, leadership, malfeasance, mathematical modeling, Nancy Pelosi, priorities, Trump, truth
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The Price of a Grandparent’s Life
Alan Zendell, March 24, 2020 Partisan politics is always suspended during a national emergency, isn’t it? We didn’t hear much partisan bickering on December 8, 1941 or September 12, 2001. Our nation had been attacked, and the vast majority of … Continue reading
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Tagged bailout, CDC projections, coronavirus, Dan Patrick, economy, fatality rate, Franklin Roosevelt, Great Depression, Impasse, ronald reagan, Senate, Triage, Trump
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