The Heat, the Cheat, and The Treat

By Robert A. Vella Here’s a little lighthearted commentary on some of today’s news. The Heat Here in the U.S. Continue reading →

Study: Millennials Are Poor and Work-Obsessed

Not only are millennials work-obsessed, but they’re actively stressed about it — and they’re very much aware of that stress Continue reading →

MIDDLE-AGED WHITE AMERICAN MEN WITH HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION ARE DYING FROM DESPAIR

The rising annual death rates are being driven by despair, as reported by the scientists Drs. Deaton and Case. The Continue reading →

4,000 Canadian families will soon get paid by Ontario for doing nothing

OTTAWA — The government of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, is joining the basic-income bandwagon with the launch of a three-year Continue reading →

Delusions of Grandeur: Hillary Clinton on why she lost to Trump

By Robert A. Vella Never mind the fact that Democrats ran an establishment candidate in a presidential campaign when the Continue reading →

Sanders defends Trump voters: I don’t think they’re racists, sexists or homophobes

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) on Friday defended voters of President Trump, saying that the election was Democrats’ to lose Continue reading →

Disabled or just desperate? Rural Americans turn to disability as jobs dry up

Between 1996 and 2015, the number of working-age adults receiving disability climbed from 7.7 million to 13 million. The federal government this Continue reading →

Finally, A Chance to Remake the Democratic Party

For the first time in a quarter-century, we’re about to see a vacuum of political and intellectual leadership in the Continue reading →