US government demands details on all visitors to anti-Trump protest website

On 17 July, the department of justice served a website-hosting company, DreamHost, with a search warrant for every piece of Continue reading →

EU takes legal action against Poland over court reform

The European Union said Saturday it has launched legal action against Poland’s right-wing government over a new law it fears Continue reading →

The Memo: GOP in shock over White House drama

Republicans are in shock this weekend as the chaos around the Trump White House reaches a new intensity. Recent days Continue reading →

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 →