Trump News Tuesday: A lesson in how to destroy democracy

By Robert A. Vella One of Donald Trump’s dictator buddies, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has just given the U.S. president a Continue reading →

Barr squirms, Democracy reels, Abortion attacked, Assange sentenced, Shooter kills, and NASA fails

By Robert A. Vella Barr squirms The brouhaha that has erupted over the Mueller report has now turned into a Continue reading →

Is it Mueller time?, Cohen will testify, Foreign trolls attack Dems, The hostile nexus of Trump supporters

By Robert A. Vella Is it Mueller time? The news media suggested yesterday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation on Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: Gov. shutdown, Trump’s favors, Russia sanctions, Intelligence warning, Venezuela crisis

By Robert A. Vella Oh, Billy-Bob!  What a day! Government shutdown On the heels of Roger Stone’s arrest (he’s been Continue reading →

In a theater of the absurd, a madman takes the stage

By Robert A. Vella Tonight, President Trump will address the nation on live television in a last-ditch effort to salvage Continue reading →

Deutsche Bank, Russian money laundering, and Trump’s finances

By Robert A. Vella Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! You just couldn’t Continue reading →

Pushing the Bully off his Pedestal

By Robert A. Vella Many years ago, I worked for a large private business run by executives who treated their Continue reading →

New poll shows public turning against Trump

By Robert A. Vella A new Washington Post-ABC News poll Aug. 26-29, 2018 indicates the American public has turned sharply against Continue reading →