“I Refuse to Support U.S. Armed Drone Policy”: Army Chaplain Reads Resignation Letter to Obama

“Dear Mr. President: “I hereby resign my commission as an Officer in the United States Army. “I resign because I Continue reading →

Revisiting the Fall of Rome: An oversimplified, yet analogous correlation to America

By Robert A. Vella The historiography of the fall of the Roman Empire is as varied as it is comprehensive, Continue reading →

Where have all our Leaders gone? An Existential Crisis 10,000 years in the making

By Robert A. Vella The despondent tribe members huddled around a smoldering campfire.  It was late winter.  Their food supplies Continue reading →

Can Concentrated Power be Altruistic?

By Robert A. Vella Have you heard memes like these before? “Throw the bums out of Congress!” “Term limits are Continue reading →

The undemocratic Democratic Party: Why I can’t vote in this year’s Presidential Primary

By Robert A. Vella Democracy is the practice of allowing citizens to participate in the political process by voting and Continue reading →

Samantha Bee lets smug liberals have it: “If you didn’t vote in 2010, you built” Trump and Tea Party

“Full Frontal” host Samantha Bee returned last night to discuss the phenomenon wherein “presidential elections are like children — they’re all Continue reading →

Tyranny of the Majority, Judicial Obstructionism, and an eloquent Lesson in Democracy

By Robert A. Vella One of the most resonate criticisms of democracy is the so-called “tyranny of the majority” meme Continue reading →

Don’t think Mainstream Media is important? Look what Poland’s new Right-Wing government just did.

By Robert A. Vella Everybody hates the mainstream media.  Conservatives say it has a “left-wing bias.”  Progressives (like myself) criticize Continue reading →