Tag Archives: vladimir Putin

$1.3 Billion

Posted on February 17, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 17, 2024 One and a third billion dollars! That’s the total amount Donald Trump has been fined, to date, by two different New York courts. Think about the implications of that number. If you graduated from college … Continue reading →

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An Unhinged Trump Threatens All of Us

Posted on February 14, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 14, 2024 My wife summed up yesterday’s news perfectly: Trump intends to divide the world in half with himself and Valdimir Putin in complete control of their shares. She may have erred in excluding China’s Xi Jinping, … Continue reading →

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MAGA’s Dereliction of Duty

Posted on February 6, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 6, 2024 Ever since a mentally ill narcissist with an unfortunate gift for coalescing anger into political force decided to build a populist movement based on lies and divisiveness, the United States has been on a collision … Continue reading →

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Democracy and the Rule of Law vs Chaos and Autocracy

Posted on January 6, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 6, 2024 Both President Biden and his likely November opponent, Donald Trump, have clearly laid out their overall plans for governing if they win the 2024 election. There’s no need for input from talking media heads or … Continue reading →

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A Disgraceful Legacy

Posted on October 29, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 29, 2023 Judging by how historians have analyzed the rise and fall of prior civilizations, it’s possible to begin to frame the legacy Donald Trump will leave behind. Whether he ultimately wins the 2024 Republican nomination for … Continue reading →

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How Did We Get Here?

Posted on September 28, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 28, 2023 In less than three days our government will “shut down.” I put that in quotes because it’s not a phrase that can be taken literally. An article by the Brookings Institution explains that the Antideficiency … Continue reading →

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Doddering Old Men

Posted on July 13, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 13, 2023 I was playing duplicate bridge the other day, a game with stringent rules of decorum. No one talks out loud when people are playing. Even the bidding is silent, using flashcards. Yet, such are the … Continue reading →

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Ukraine and China

Posted on February 18, 2023 by alanpzendell

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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A Hero For Our Time

Posted on December 22, 2022 by alanpzendell

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 →

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Near Misses

Posted on November 17, 2022 by alanpzendell

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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