Sunday Roundup: Pandemic updates, court rulings, and political news

By Robert A. Vella Here’s a news roundup for this Sunday concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, some important court rulings, and Continue reading →

Anecdotes from a Pandemic: How coronavirus is affecting everyday life in Washington state

By Robert A. Vella A notice at the grocery store checkout stand caught my attention.  It informed customers of limits Continue reading →

Pre-Super Tuesday analysis, coronavirus deaths top 3000, court rulings, and international news

By Robert A. Vella Pre-Super Tuesday analysis Last weekend’s primary election in South Carolina has definitely changed the Democratic Party’s Continue reading →

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 →

Market jitters undercut Trump’s downplaying of coronavirus threat to help his reelection chances

By Robert A. Vella President Trump has been publicly downplaying the worsening coronavirus threat, which is now technically a pandemic Continue reading →

Bernie and the Beasts: Analyzing the dynamics of the 2020 election maelstrom

By Robert A. Vella Analyzing the dynamics of the 2020 U.S. presidential election is like trying to see distinct patterns Continue reading →

Roger Stone is sentenced to prison, Trump’s bribe to Julian Assange, and today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella President Trump’s longtime political operative and self-described “dirty trickster” Roger Stone was sentenced today to serve Continue reading →

The insatiability of Trump’s megalomania, and today’s loaded news roundup

By Robert A. Vella Normally, a president who has survived two historic criminal investigations into his clearly demonstrable wrongdoing (i.e. Continue reading →