Tag Archives: Ukraine

Extortion

Posted on July 24, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 24, 2025 Donald Trump has often been accused of behaving like a gangster. The charge has considerable credibility. His association with organized crime figures in the 1980s and ’90s, including learning how to defy laws and courts … Continue reading →

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Flailing

Posted on July 23, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 23, 2025 We see things like this all the time – a desperate criminal on the run, surrounded by law enforcement with no place to go, a terrified child caught in one lie too many, a cornered … Continue reading →

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Don’t Believe a Word He Says

Posted on July 8, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 8, 2025 The tragic flooding in Texas that took so many lives, especially those of innocent children at a summer camp, made it clear, yesterday. The disingenuousness of President Trump’s response would be appalling if it weren’t … Continue reading →

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Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on July 5, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 5, 2025 I am both puzzled and flattered by the number of people who ask my opinion about our quixotic, terrifying president. I don’t have any sources of information that they don’t have, and no one from … Continue reading →

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Lies and Other Trumpisms

Posted on June 28, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 28, 2025 There’s an important part of Trump’s repertoire, whose central theme is creating chaos and then swooping onto the scene like a vulture, claiming to be a hero because he cleaned up the mess he created, … Continue reading →

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A Matter of Time

Posted on May 29, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 29, 2025 Ever since Donald Trump turned to politics, many of us who followed his career for decades had a sense that it was just a matter of time before Americans caught on to what he’s really … Continue reading →

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The Danger of a Transactional President

Posted on May 18, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 18, 2025 We’ve had transactional presidents before, but never like this. The President of the United States is arguably the most powerful and influential person in the world. Despite Donald Trump’s America First philosophy there’s a lot … Continue reading →

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Oligarchy

Posted on April 28, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 28, 2025 Oligarchy is a word that’s been thrown around a lot since there was so much attention paid to Russia and Ukraine. The dictionary definition is a government controlled by a small group of people or … Continue reading →

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Trump, Ukraine, and Russia

Posted on April 25, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 25, 2025 Disingenuous: lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; false; hypocritical; insincere. The way Dictionary.com describes it, disingenuous is the perfect word to describe Trump’s approach to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some people I respect believe we … Continue reading →

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Competent Crisis Management

Posted on April 13, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, April 13, 2025 In 1962, as a college junior, I needed an elective to fill out my program. Given the state of the world and the Cold War, I thought Americans ought to be learning Russian, so I … Continue reading →

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