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 →

Asylum ban blocked, spy extracted, refugees denied, NOAA investigation, gun control poll, climate news

By Robert A. Vella A federal judge has ruled that an injunction blocking the Trump Administration’s ban on asylum applications Continue reading →

Boris’ Brexit maneuver, Andrew’s hot seat, Trump redirects funds, atheists banned, and climate news

By Robert A. Vella British prime minister Boris Johnson maneuvered today to facilitate a hard, no-deal Brexit by asking the Continue reading →

The end of Jeffrey Epstein, the end of the EPA, and the end of another Trump administration official

By Robert A. Vella Jeffrey Epstein has reportedly died in jail apparently by committing suicide.  The billionaire who made a Continue reading →

World News Sunday: the latest from Hong Kong, Israel, Russia, India, Gulf of Mexico, and the U.S.

By Robert A. Vella Finally, protest outrage over Hong Kong doing its master’s bidding has compelled the Special Administrative Region Continue reading →

New report sparks debate over the end of civilization and possibly the human species (and today’s news)

By Robert A. Vella A controversial report published this month has sparked intense debate over the likelihood that catastrophic climate Continue reading →

The streets aren’t burning right now, so is it still okay to have children?

By Robert A. Vella Back in the early days of the Reagan administration, I made a personal decision not to Continue reading →