Tag Archives: women’s rights

Fighting Inevitability is a Losing Battle

Posted on July 21, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 21, 2024 One day, when my mother was 88, she drove down a gentle hill that terminated at a stop sign. I don’t know whether she saw the sign, but she hit the rear end of an … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Andy Beshear, Attorney General, constitution, democracy, Donald Trump, generation x, generation y, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Kentucky, Middle East, prosecutor, supreme court, Ukraine, women's rights | Leave a comment

Dissonance

Posted on May 23, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 23, 2024 Dissonance can really mess up our heads. When everything sounds off, when every voice seems to contradict every other voice, even their own, when nothing seems to make sense, we’re all in trouble. Sometimes, this … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged allies, alternate facts, barrack obama, birther controversy, election deniers, Gaza, Hamas, international stature, iran, John Gotte, Kelly Ann Conway, lies, MAGA, Nazis, roy cohn, second amendment, supreme court, terrorism, trade policies, voting rights, war, war crimes, women's rights | Leave a comment

Art As Allegory

Posted on June 19, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 19, 2023 Author Diana Gabaldon began writing her Outlander books thirty-two years ago. She has completed nine of them, almost 8,000 pages of prose that have a diverse, devoted following that’s almost cult-like. Their success stems from … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged American Revolution, democracy, Diana Gabaldon, freedom, Freedon caucus, greed, loyalty, native Americans, Outlander, racism, slavery, superstition, tyranny, women's rights | Leave a comment

The Carroll Verdict as an Inflection Point for Trump’s Future

Posted on May 9, 2023 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 9, 2023 Today, a jury of six men and three women in a New York Federal Court found Donald Trump liable for sexual battery and defamation against the plaintiff, writer E. Jean Carroll. Considering how difficult it … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 2024 primaries, Bonaparte, defamation, E. Jean Carroll, evangelicals, federal courts, Hollywood Access tape, minority control, sexual battery, voter suppression laws, voters, winston churchill, women's rights | 1 Comment

Use It Or Lose It

Posted on November 8, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 8, 2022 Today, Americans have as important a choice to make as they have in my lifetime, which goes back to the middle of the second world war. We may be entering the end game of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged abortion, christian nation, civil rights act, civil war, election day, kevin mccarthy, Marjorie Taylor Greene, New Deal, social security act, Trump, white supremacy, women's rights | Leave a comment

Adrenaline

Posted on September 2, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 2, 2022 Last night, President Joe Biden set the tone for the Democrats’ approach to the midterm elections. There was nothing subtle about his message. Democrats are betting that when faced with a choice between the anti-democratic … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged age, constitution, Declaration of Independence, dementia, Democrats, immigrants, inalienable rights, MAGA, midterm elections, non-whites, Republicans, stuttering, women's rights | Leave a comment

Is America Moving in the Wrong Direction?

Posted on July 27, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 27, 2022 The news and social media tell us the Democrats’ prospects in the November elections look dismal, in large part because President Biden’s approval numbers can’t rise above 40%. The pundits say the primary reason is … Continue reading →

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Elections – the Foundation of Our Democracy

Posted on July 14, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 14, 2022 Today was the final day of early primary voting in Maryland, which made me think about how fragile our democracy is. You have to be registered as either a Democrat or a Republican in Maryland … Continue reading →

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States’ Rights and the Future of Our Democracy

Posted on December 3, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 3, 2021 When we studied the fifteen years between the American revolution and the adoption of our Constitution, our teachers presented the debate over how the new republic’s government should look as a done deal. In the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Brown v Board of Education, Franklin Roosevelt, health care, Mississipi, Mitch McConnell, New Deal, roe v wade, segregation, Tenth Amendment, Texas, Thomas Jefferson, voting rights, wisconsin, women's rights | 2 Comments

Federal Supremacy

Posted on September 10, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, September 10, 2021 The Federal Supremacy Clause of our Constitution “establishes that the federal constitution, and federal law generally, take precedence over state laws, and even state constitutions. It prohibits states from interfering with the federal government’s exercise … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Chief Justice Roberts, constitution, COVID, Gregg Abbott, Justice Department, mandates, masks, Merrick Garland, originalists, roe v wade, Ron deSantis, supreme court, vaccinations, women's rights | 1 Comment

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Tag Archives: women’s rights

Fighting Inevitability is a Losing Battle

Dissonance

Art As Allegory

The Carroll Verdict as an Inflection Point for Trump’s Future

Adrenaline

Elections – the Foundation of Our Democracy

States’ Rights and the Future of Our Democracy

Federal Supremacy

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