The Cowardice of a Bully: Trump fires another Inspector General when he hoped no one was looking

By Robert A. Vella In several court cases in which President Trump asserted his “blanket immunity” from investigation and criminal Continue reading →

The gravesite of American Exceptionalism

By Robert A. Vella The idea of American Exceptionalism was always a myth.  The U.S. has never been an exceptional Continue reading →

U.S. coronavirus cases surpass 400,000 dwarfing every other country

By Robert A. Vella The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in the U.S. reached another milestone today surpassing 400,000.  This Continue reading →

Deaths, guns, failures, federalism, bravado, reality shows, rent, elections, crackdowns, and crackpots

By Robert A. Vella Today’s focus is on the firestorm of politics and bizarre human behaviors swirling around the coronavirus Continue reading →

Failure of Leadership: Trump’s brief but baffling national address on coronavirus triggers more anxiety

By Robert A. Vella President Trump addressed the nation last night on the coronavirus pandemic.  Although he spoke for just Continue reading →

March 10th primary results, my analysis of the Democratic race and voter turnout, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella Before getting to the political stories, it is important to note that the World Health Organization Continue reading →

The good news, the bad news, analysis and questions about the Super Tuesday results

By Robert A. Vella Joe Biden rode a wave of momentum to a convincing victory in yesterday’s pivotal Super Tuesday Continue reading →

Democrats confront their self-hatred on Super Tuesday, plus coronavirus and other big news stories

By Robert A. Vella Democrats and Super Tuesday Self-hatred is a pejorative characterization of persons who are judged to hold Continue reading →