Mueller’s draft indictment, politics at water’s edge, the rise of dark forces, robocall outrage, SCOTUS news

By Robert A. Vella Fire And Fury author Michael Wolff’s new book Siege: Trump Under Fire asserts that Robert Mueller Continue reading →

Pence’s crickets, Trump indictment, Stone’s apology, Mitch’s puzzle, big lawsuit, NC election, WV strike

By Robert A. Vella Pence’s crickets Today’s first story is as disturbing as it is humorous.  President Trump’s alienation of Continue reading →

Merkel to Quit as Party Chief as Her Chancellorship Wobbles

(Bloomberg) — Germany’s Angela Merkel will quit as head of her Christian Democratic party after almost two decades, a person Continue reading →

‘Hate in the streets’ has no place in Germany: Merkel

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday condemned violent far-right protests that degenerated into attacks against foreign-looking people, saying “hate in the Continue reading →

Sunday topics: Religious indoctrination/nationalism, NSA surveillance, Europe’s anti-immigrant pressure

By Robert A. Vella This Sunday’s discussion topics include the indoctrination of children in Florida schools by Christian fundamentalists, the Continue reading →

The West is in crisis, despite Trump’s glowing assessment

President Donald Trump said Saturday that his relationships with other Western leaders are perfect, but the truth is the transatlantic Continue reading →

Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners

Europe “must take its fate into its own hands” faced with a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump’s Continue reading →

How do you stop fake news? In Germany, with a law.

BERLIN — Germany officially unveiled a landmark social media bill Wednesday that could quickly turn this nation into a test Continue reading →