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Leadership

Posted on August 3, 2025 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 3, 2025 There are many reasons Donald Trump has become as powerful as he is. Historians will go on and on about how American values have evolved since Vietnam, how the American Dream my generation and the … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Cost of Pandering

Posted on December 28, 2024 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 28, 2024 Donald Trump has spent his professional life making promises to people to get what he wants, with little or no regard to whether he intended to keep them. Doing so got him elected President twice. … Continue reading →

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Saving Our Democracy

Posted on May 9, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 9, 2021 Sometimes, it’s necessary to get out of the weeds and adjust our perspective. Context is everything. That’s truer for the current struggle for control of the Republican Party than anything else happening in America. Suppressing … Continue reading →

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Huckster in Chief

Posted on January 21, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, January 21, 2019 One of my sons has held a number of sales jobs. He learned what was necessary to sell effectively, and he excelled at it. A successful salesperson needs good communication skills, a combination of eloquent … Continue reading →

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Trade Wars

Posted on June 1, 2018 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 1, 2018 It seems that Donald Trump was serious when he said trade wars are good, although his chimeric, narcissistic nature suggests that we should not infer anything specific until it actually happens. Talk is cheap, and … Continue reading →

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W and Obama, Coincidence?

Posted on October 20, 2017 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 20, 2017 I looked up coincidence in two dictionaries and found “a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance” and “a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal … Continue reading →

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Saving Ourselves From Trump

Posted on October 2, 2017 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, October 2, 2017 The longer this country suffers with Donald Trump as president, the more urgent it feels to counter the negative impact he’s having on it. But as urgent as it seems, it’s also befuddling. It feels … Continue reading →

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