John Dean helped bring down Richard Nixon. He thinks Donald Trump is even worse

Dean firmly believes the truth about any misdeeds, if they took place, will come out much sooner than the many Continue reading →

Former NSA executive: Agency used ‘blanket’ surveillance during 2002 Olympics

Former National Security Agency senior executive and whistleblower Thomas Drake revealed himself this week as the source for a lawsuit Continue reading →

The Basketball Player versus The Dictator

By Robert A. Vella Meet Enes Kanter, who plays center for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder.  He’s a Turkish citizen, Continue reading →

Conning the Con Man

By Robert A. Vella As readers of this blog already know, I tend to avoid unsubstantiated speculation like the plague.  Continue reading →

Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte: DHS, Twitter go mum over anti-Trump speech lawsuit

By Robert A. Vella A day after Twitter filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which sought Continue reading →

The government is demanding to know who this Trump critic is. Twitter is suing to keep it a secret.

Twitter filed a lawsuit Thursday to block an order from the Department of Homeland Security that seeks to reveal the Continue reading →

Facts Are Enemies of the People (by Paul Krugman)

“Enemy of the people” is, of course, a phrase historically associated with Stalin and other tyrants. This is no accident. Continue reading →

Metaphysical Musings for a Saturday afternoon

By Robert A. Vella Many years ago in a far-away land, a young man and his youthful comrades would laze Continue reading →