Candidate unpopularity and U.S. presidential elections, plus a sobering projection of pandemic deaths

By Robert A. Vella Today, we’ll focus on two topical news stories:  1) how the dynamics of U.S. presidential elections, Continue reading →

Numbers don’t lie, but Trump and GOP-controlled states are lying about the numbers (at their own risk)

By Robert A. Vella Today marks the point when all fifty U.S. states, to varying degrees, are reopening their economies Continue reading →

Sunday Supplement: Pandemic updates, DOJ controversy, Trump attacks vote-by-mail, and GOP fears

By Robert A. Vella I had hoped that a news post wouldn’t be necessary today, because I really need a Continue reading →

Trump silences CDC, suppresses information, pressures governors and industry to reopen the economy

By Robert A. Vella Like any tyrannical dictator faced with an insurmountable crisis, especially one of his own making, President Continue reading →

Trump’s latest executive order, and how the war against coronavirus is being undermined by extremists

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday, President Trump issued an executive order to force meat processing plants to reopen despite the Continue reading →

Coronavirus updates, Trump versus reality, Voting issues, and Putin attacks America

By Robert A. Vella Coronavirus updates The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. is now about 573,000 with Continue reading →

A New Reality: Coronavirus slaps the face of ignorance and complacency

By Robert A. Vella For many years now, if not decades, learned people have been sounding alarms about the fragility Continue reading →

How a stupid ‘weather forecast’ turned into a full-blown political scandal, plus today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella It all began with an egomaniacal president interjecting himself into official weather forecasts for a powerful Continue reading →