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Is Trump Eligible to Serve as President Again?

Posted on August 19, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 19, 2023 With less than fifteen months to go before the 2024 election, we all need to take the process seriously and stop letting Donald Trump dictate the narrative and control the news cycle. Regardless of how … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged conventions, delaying tactics, Fourteenth Amendment, Fumio Kishida, Hilary Clinton, inflation, insurrection, James Comey, japan, primary elections, South Korea, stock market, supreme court, unemployment, volodymyr zelensky, watergate, Yoon Suk Yeol | 4 Comments

When Americans Lose Confidence in Government

Posted on August 14, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 14, 2023 As we enter the most important and potentially catastrophic election season in my lifetime (which is likely considerably longer than yours) two questions stand out. Amid all the hype fostered by both broadcast and social … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged alternative facts, Barry Goldwater, Franklin Roosvelt, Gerald Ford, Iowa, John F Kennedy, journalistic integrity, jury selection, Kelly Ann Conway, lyndon johnson, objectivity, richard nixon, Roger Ailes, Ruppert Murdoch, vietnam, watergate | 1 Comment

Crime and Punishment

Posted on September 5, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 5, 2022 Some people think Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s 1866 novel delving into the psyche of a criminal isn’t relevant today, but I’m not one of them. When I read it sixty years ago, it had a profound effect … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged American justice, credibility, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Gerald Ford, guilt, Hillary Clinton, lindsey graham, lock her up, presidential pardon, Raskolnikov, richard nixon, Trump's guilt, watergate | Leave a comment

The Monday Night Massacre That Wasn’t

Posted on June 23, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 23, 2022 It might have happened on January 3, 2021. When Bret Kavanaugh was being vetted for his Supreme Court seat, it was widely reported that he believed Richard Nixon was improperly driven from office in 1974. … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Archibald Cox, Brad Rafflesperger, Bret kavanaugh, Carl Bernstein, Elliot Richardson, Gabriel Sterling, Jeffrey Clark, Jeffrey Rosen, Richard Donaghue, richard nixon, rudy guiliani, Rusty Bowers, Saturday Night Massacre, Steven Engel, watergate, William Ruckleshaus | Leave a comment

Integrity, Elections, and Trump’s Eroding Base

Posted on October 8, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 8, 2021 When lawmakers and statesmen still valued integrity, opposition politicians would often resign in protest when they believed their government was acting illegally or about to do something that would damage their country. It was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Archibald Cox, Brian Kemp, broadcast media, cable media, colin powell, Eliot Richardson, george w bush, Iraq, Jeffrey Clark, Jeffrey Rosen, Joe Biden, lindsey graham, Mark Meadows, Mitch McConnell, Pat Cippolone, Richard Donoghue, richard nixon, Ron deSantis, Saturday Night Massacre, social media, Stacy Abrams, suicide pact, watergate, William Barr, William Ruckleshaus | 1 Comment

Trump’s Smoking Gun

Posted on January 4, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 4, 2021 I wonder how many people will remember the name Brad Raffensperger fifty years from now. I say that because hardly anyone remembers the name Alexander Butterfield, today, despite the fact that he was the inadvertent … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Adam Kinzinger, Alexander Butterfield, Barry Goldwater, Ben Sasse, Brad Raffensperger, Carl Bernstein, cover up, election fraud, Georgia, inciting violence, Larry Hogan, mitt romney, richard nixon, ronald reagan, Senate runoffs, watergate | 1 Comment

Presidential Christmas Messages

Posted on December 25, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 25, 2020 It wasn’t too long ago that the worst thing we had to bear on Christmas was a presidential address filled with empty platitudes. One of the more heartfelt was Harry Truman’s first such address in … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged bill clinton, cold war, Communism, Dwight Eisenhower, george w bush, Gerald Ford, Harry Truman, John F Kennedy, Joseph McCarthy, nine-eleven, Nulear arms race, richard nixon, roy cohn, vietnam, watergate, World War 2 | 2 Comments

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

Why the Woodward Tapes Matter

Posted on September 11, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 11, 2020 In 1974, the United States lived through what felt like its worst existential threat since the Civil War. We’d defeated the British twice early in our history, the Spanish in the 1890s, and been instrumental … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 1974, Bob Woodward, constitutional crisis, contagion, coronavirus, COVID-19, lyndon johnson, misleading Americans, power, presidential lies, preventive measures, richard nixon, self-interest, vietnam, watergate, Watergate tapes | 2 Comments

To Impeach Or Not to Impeach

Posted on October 23, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 23, 2019 The latest Quinnipiac University poll, released this morning, found that 59 percent of registered voters believe President Trump acted in his own interest and against the interest of the United States in his dealings with … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged ambassador taylor, approval rating, bill taylor, civil war, conservatism, constitution, Daily Caller, high crimes, insurrection, Jeff Flake, misdemeanors, negative trend, Quinnipiac, republican senators, richard nixon, Ukraine, watergate | 1 Comment

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Is Trump Eligible to Serve as President Again?

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