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Ukraine and China
Alan zendell, February 18, 2023 As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reaches its first anniversary…I find it difficult to even finish this sentence. The very idea of a vicious war raging in Europe for a full year with no end in … Continue reading
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Tagged Finland, india, iran, kevin mccarthy, Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Munich, NATO, North Korea, nuclear weapons, sovereignty, Soviet Union, Taiwan, vladimir Putin, volodymyr zelensky, Wang Yi
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A Hero For Our Time
Alan Zendell, December 22, 2022 As an undergraduate required to study history and philosophy, I was struck by the writings of the early nineteenth century German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, specifically, the idea that has come to be known … Continue reading
Near Misses
Alan Zendell, November 17, 2022 We’ve all experienced situations that might have resulted in tragedy or disaster but didn’t. Whether we reacted by thanking God or just feeling lucky, we came away shaken, reminded how fragile life and everything we … Continue reading
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Tagged article 5, constitution, democracy, Donald Trump, Hurricane Katrina, midterm election, Missiles, NATO, Nikita Khrushchev, nuclear war, Poland, russia, Ukraine, vladimir Putin, wake-up call
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The Reality of a Nuclear World Order
Alan Zendell, October 10, 2022 The week after next is Cuban Missile Crisis Week. It will mark sixty years during which the world managed to avoid self-destruction with nuclear weapons. I have vivid memories of the final day of the … Continue reading
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Tagged cuban missile crisis, hiroshima, John F Kennedy, NATO, Nikita Khrushchev, terrorism, Ukraine, vladimir Putin
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Distinguishing Good From Evil
Alan Zendell, October 5, 2022 It’s often said that, like sausage making, the more you scrutinize politics and diplomacy, the worse they look and smell. A main reason I object to mixing religious and secular education is that religion plants … Continue reading
Autocrats, Real and Imagined
Alan Zendell, September 22, 2022 The two immediate crises faced by everyone on Earth stem from the same source – the trend toward autocrats and the cults that support them. Our future may hinge on the actions of two men, … Continue reading
The Trends, They Are A-Changing
Alan Zendell, August 30, 2022 For a year-and-a-half, many Democrats criticized President Biden for being too passive in the face of unrelenting attacks from the right and the extremes within his own party. They asked, “Why doesn’t he fight back?” … Continue reading
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Tagged Chuck Schumer, energy prices, equity markets, EU, inflation, jobs, Joe Manchin, kevin mccarthy, MAGA, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, NATO, President Biden, russia, supreme court, Ukraine, unemployment, vladimir Putin
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Unintended Consequences
Alan Zendell, August 2, 2022 Some people plan everything they do in agonizing detail. Others, like me, play things by ear, trusting that we can adapt to changing conditions as they arise. That’s not to say we never think about … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Yang, atomic bomb, centrists, Civil Rights, cold war, COVID, FDR, fossil fuels, guns, health care, insurrection, korea, nuclear arms race, Obama, planning, reagan, Science, social security, Soviet Union, supreme court, taxes, Trump, Ukraine, vladimir Putin, Volodymir Zelensky, white supremacists, women's right, worst case scenarios
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A Tale of Two Presidents
Alan Zendell, June 30, 2022 This is about two men. One has dedicated his life to serving his country. The other has dedicated his life to serving himself. If they hadn’t both been presidents of the United States, we probably … Continue reading
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Tagged 000 COVID deaths, 500, abortion, Anita Hill, carbon emissions, Clarence Thomas, Donald Trump, elections, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Joe Manchin, John McCain, Kyrsten Sinema, lindsey graham, Melania Trump, Mitch McConnell, NATO, Obamacare, privacy, sexual abuse, trade wars, Ukraine, vaccines, vladimir Putin
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Ukrainian Brinksmanship
Alan Zendell, June 5, 2022 If history has taught us anything, it is that civilizations rise and fall. The ancient Mesopotanians, Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Incas, Aztecs, were all-powerful in their day. In the post-Christ era, the united Caliphate, the … Continue reading