Coronavirus information, updates, and a historical perspective

By Robert A. Vella I did some research for this post in order to help readers understand the evolving coronavirus Continue reading →

Humpday Headlines: the SOTU and the SNAFU

By Robert A. Vella I didn’t watch last night’s State of the Union speech by Herr Trump and I’d expect Continue reading →

Impeachment trial preview, Russia still hacking to help elect Trump, more news, and some court rulings

By Robert A. Vella The House of Representatives has delayed sending articles of impeachment to the Senate until tomorrow, so Continue reading →

Lots of news on impeachment, court rulings, the Mueller investigation, and much more

By Robert A. Vella There is a lot of news to cover today, so we’ll get right to it. Impeachment Continue reading →

Monday Kickoff: Impeachment news, Trump versus the U.S. Navy, big Hong Kong vote, and more

By Robert A. Vella We kickoff this Monday with several impeachment developments and related news, President Trump’s authoritarian turf war Continue reading →

Saturday’s Topic: The beauty of speaking truth to power, and the rest of today’s news

By Robert A. Vella As you probably know, this blog focuses heavily on speaking truth to power.  When it is Continue reading →

Yet another Trump temper tantrum shows why his rhetoric belies his fears, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella Trump’s temper tantrum The art of rhetoric is designed to effectuate public speech.  It allows the Continue reading →

Obstructing the Obstruction

By Robert A. Vella Despite Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s decision to not take a stand on the obstruction of justice Continue reading →