Historical Analogue: Why we are reliving the nightmare of 20th century fascism, plus news headlines

By Robert A. Vella “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist Continue reading →

Donald Trump’s reelection strategy just isn’t working

By Robert A. Vella As I’ve detailed several times on this blog, Donald Trump‘s reelection strategy  – which the GOP Continue reading →

Actions speak louder than Words: The stark hypocrisy of Trump and Police was on display this week

By Robert A. Vella While President Trump demonized his election opponent Joe Biden during the GOP convention, his Republican supporters Continue reading →

Democrats confront their self-hatred on Super Tuesday, plus coronavirus and other big news stories

By Robert A. Vella Democrats and Super Tuesday Self-hatred is a pejorative characterization of persons who are judged to hold Continue reading →

Cat Tales: PBS Nova documentary helps us understand our enigmatic feline friends

By Robert A. Vella The Secular Jurist takes a break today from its regular news coverage to highlight a much Continue reading →

Voter-id struck down, Move against Planned Parenthood, Manafort sentencing, Commentary on antisemitism

By Robert A. Vella Here’s the news for this Saturday and some political commentary on antisemitism. Voter-id struck down From:  Continue reading →

A Personal Discovery: The Satanization of Science

Editorial note:  The following critique of the secular left will surely ruffle some feathers, so be forewarned.  However, the essay Continue reading →

Divided, we fall: Two current examples of how Cultural Polarization is disuniting Humanity

By Robert A. Vella From Wikipedia: “United we stand, divided we fall” is a phrase used in many different kinds Continue reading →