FBI warning on Russian interference, Trump’s “herd immunity” doctor, William Barr goes full-Nazi, + more

By Robert A. Vella In congressional testimony, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned the nation that Russia is actively interfering in Continue reading →

State of the Race: Realty exposes the futility of a flailing, failing, would-be dictator

By Robert A. Vella There is perception, and there is reality.  For some people, perception is reality and objective truths Continue reading →

Smoky, with a 10% chance of Ash: Our Electoral College map snapshot for September, plus today’s news

By Robert A. Vella This morning, I read a somewhat satirical weather forecast for southwest Washington state: Very smoky, with Continue reading →

Sunday Focus: Historically steady polling indicates that voters have already made their election choice

By Robert A. Vella In my lifetime, 16 presidential elections have occurred.  I have no memory of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Continue reading →

Rosenstein kneecapped Mueller in 2017, Fascism rising in U.S. and Europe, Trump pushes herd immunity

By Robert A. Vella Well, well, well.  Now we know why former Special Counsel Robert Mueller failed to completely investigate Continue reading →

Trump collides with democracy as his authoritarian impulses are stymied by political realities

By Robert A. Vella On Monday night at the Democratic National Convention, former First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a momentously Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: Will the U.S. suffer the fate of Belarus?

By Robert A. Vella Right now in Belarus, the country is erupting in protest over its authoritarian president’s (i.e. Alexander Continue reading →

The Defenders of Democracy counterattack against the Tide of Authoritarianism

By Robert A. Vella The tide of authoritarianism which has swept over much of the world over the last decade Continue reading →