Trump’s Iran gamble: When you get in over your head, you can’t stop the water from drowning you

By Robert A. Vella On Friday, I asserted that: Trump is playing a very dangerous game here.  He is not Continue reading →

Monday Briefs: Trump wields U.S. military might against Iran, and Giuliani implicated in coup attempt

By Robert A. Vella Donald Trump ordered airstrikes against Iran‘s proxy forces in Iraq and Syria yesterday in a flexing Continue reading →

A Madman struggles with reality and his own failures, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella There are the objective realities of the world around us, and there are our subjective perceptions Continue reading →

Hottest month, Epstein autopsy, discrimination allowed, Biblical warfare, protests, bans, and Trump ratings

By Robert A. Vella July was the hottest month on record, and 2019 is on pace to tie 2017 for Continue reading →

Tuesday Potpourri: Travel warnings, irreconcilable differences, scientist quits, Asia tensions, Mitch tweets

By Robert A. Vella The latest spate of mass shootings in Texas, Ohio, and California has triggered official warnings by Continue reading →

Saturday’s Topic: The beauty of speaking truth to power, and the rest of today’s news

By Robert A. Vella As you probably know, this blog focuses heavily on speaking truth to power.  When it is Continue reading →

Trump gets snippy with the U.K. and Jeffrey Epstein comes back to haunt him, plus today’s news

By Robert A. Vella The leaked diplomatic memos in which the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. disparagingly but accurately described Continue reading →

SCOTUS rulings, Trump’s lack of accountability, E.U. defense project, 15 American rivers are drying up

By Robert A. Vella The U.S. Supreme Court issued three important rulings today related to political gerrymandering, legal double-jeopardy, and Continue reading →