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Presidential Christmas Messages
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
Stress Tests
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
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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
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Why the Woodward Tapes Matter
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
Mueller and the Court
Alan Zendell, August 5, 2018 As frequently noted here and elsewhere. Donald Trump is a master of obfuscation. While those of us who are trained in logical discourse and scientific method are often appalled by his relatively incoherent style, it … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, congress, jeff sessions, Kavanaugh, midterm election, NATO, Nixon, obstruction of justice, Paul Ryan, rod rosenstein, russia, supreme court, trade war, Trump, watergate
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Above the Law?
Alan Zendell, June 4, 2018 Three years after he resigned the presidency, Richard Nixon sat for four televised interviews with noted journalist David Frost. At one point, Frost asked Nixon, “Would you say that there are certain situations…where the president can decide … Continue reading
A Clear And Present Danger
Alan Zendell, January 5, 2018 The investigation of possible collusion with Russia by the Trump campaign and renewed scrutiny of the circumstances that led to the president firing FBI Director James Comey are once again dominating the news media and … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th amendment, Comey, controlling events, danger, dangerousness, david wolff, don mcgahn, FBI, fire and fury, impeachment, jeff sessions, john dean, megalomania, mental disorders, mueller, narcissism, Nixon, obstruction, russia, Steve Bannon, Trump, watergate
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Then (1974) vs Now (2017)
Alan Zendell, August 18, 2017 My generation remembers the anxiety of the last months of the Nixon administration. Years of disillusionment over Vietnam, Nixon’s attempt to subvert the 1972 election process, the painful progression of Watergate, and the week by … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Haig, base of support, Gerald Ford, instability, John Kelly, Mike Pence, moral center, Nixon, Trump, truth, vietnam, voters, watergate
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The Tuesday Morning Massacre
Alan Zendell, May 10, 2017 In the coming weeks, we will no doubt hear hundreds of partisan views about whether the firing of James Comey is comparable to the infamous Saturday Night Massacre of October 20, 1973. Amid the growing … Continue reading
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Tagged Archibald Cox, Comey, constitution, Eliot Richardson, emails, FBI, Hillary Clinton, Justice Department, Nixon, russia, Saturday Night Massacre, Trump, watergate
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