Anecdotes from a Pandemic: How coronavirus is affecting everyday life in Washington state

By Robert A. Vella A notice at the grocery store checkout stand caught my attention.  It informed customers of limits Continue reading →

Americans push back against a Trump dictatorship amidst a crackdown on white supremacists

By Robert A. Vella Principled Americans are pushing back against Donald Trump‘s blatant moves towards dictatorship as alarms are sounding Continue reading →

To be or not to be – that is the question facing the U.S. Department of Justice and all Americans

By Robert A. Vella “If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will Continue reading →

Saturday Focus: The Democrats, plus this weekend’s news roundup

By Robert A. Vella Surprise, surprise!  The Democrats had a pretty good debate last night in New Hampshire (see:  AP Continue reading →

Humpday Headlines: the SOTU and the SNAFU

By Robert A. Vella I didn’t watch last night’s State of the Union speech by Herr Trump and I’d expect Continue reading →

GOP’s Sham Impeachment Trial: No witnesses, no evidence, no justice, and maybe worse to come

By Robert A. Vella “No witnesses, no documents in an impeachment trial is a perfidy. It is a grand tragedy. Continue reading →

Sunday Focus: ‘Gun Rights’ as a euphemism for Fascism and White Supremacy

By Robert A. Vella In the early 20th century after Europe’s monarchies were justifiably blamed for the devastation of World Continue reading →

Impeachment Day: A preview, what comes next, what it all means, plus today’s news

By Robert A. Vella Preview The full House of Representatives will vote on two articles of impeachment (i.e. abuse of Continue reading →