Market jitters undercut Trump’s downplaying of coronavirus threat to help his reelection chances

By Robert A. Vella President Trump has been publicly downplaying the worsening coronavirus threat, which is now technically a pandemic Continue reading →

Cat Tales: PBS Nova documentary helps us understand our enigmatic feline friends

By Robert A. Vella The Secular Jurist takes a break today from its regular news coverage to highlight a much Continue reading →

Bernie’s blowout victory in Nevada, plus my pledge to Democrats and all Americans

By Robert A. Vella Donald Trump must be defeated this November.  He is unmistakably megalomaniacal and a proto-fascist dictator.  He Continue reading →

Bernie and the Beasts: Analyzing the dynamics of the 2020 election maelstrom

By Robert A. Vella Analyzing the dynamics of the 2020 U.S. presidential election is like trying to see distinct patterns Continue reading →

Trump purges top Intelligence officials to conceal Russian meddling in 2020 election

By Robert A. Vella When it was reported recently that the Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire and the Deputy Continue reading →

Roger Stone is sentenced to prison, Trump’s bribe to Julian Assange, and today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella President Trump’s longtime political operative and self-described “dirty trickster” Roger Stone was sentenced today to serve Continue reading →

Trump begins his barrage of self-serving pardons, and more news

By Robert A. Vella Predictably, Donald Trump has begun issuing what is likely to be a barrage of presidential pardons Continue reading →

Documentarian Ken Burns warned Trump’s rise would be ‘Hitler-esque’—here’s what else he said

Originally posted on Rcooley123's Blog:
Was Ken Burns right about this? To a large degree I think he was. I hope…