The integrity of the 2020 election, the exploitation of social media, and you

By Robert A. Vella Very quietly, Facebook took down over 600 accounts earlier this week which were tied to the Continue reading →

Impeachment Day: A preview, what comes next, what it all means, plus today’s news

By Robert A. Vella Preview The full House of Representatives will vote on two articles of impeachment (i.e. abuse of Continue reading →

McGahn must testify, Trump subpoena stayed, Giuliani and Nunes investigated, democracy’s breakdown

By Robert A. Vella In an anticipated ruling, a federal judge has ruled that former White House Counsel Don McGahn Continue reading →

Senate Republicans are pushing fake theory intelligence officials had warned them was planted by Russia

By Robert A. Vella After two weeks of impeachment inquiry testimony in the House of Representatives undisputedly exposed President Trump’s Continue reading →

Impeachment news, more on Barr’s defiance, Trump is blasted, an exposé on white supremacy, and more

By Robert A. Vella Friday’s news roundup includes the latest on impeachment, more detail on Attorney General William Barr’s reticent Continue reading →

Hot Potato: Appeals court rules on Trump taxes, punts on his ‘blanket immunity’ claim

By Robert A. Vella The U.S. judicial system is getting scared to do its job.  Instead of acting as the Continue reading →

As democracy dies, the last embers of resistance flare up in Hong Kong, Russia, and U.K. – but not in U.S.

By Robert A. Vella Democracy is dying.  Virtually everywhere we look around the world, authoritarians are on the rise.  Even Continue reading →

Trump allies fear their white supremacist image, and that’s why they’re threatening journalists

By Robert A. Vella Trump allies understand what I detailed in an editorial earlier this month – that the president Continue reading →