The Portrait of a President, and the Day of Reckoning for a Nation

By Robert A. Vella In my dystopian science fiction novel The Martian Patriarch, I told the story of a villainous Continue reading →

Sunday Supplement: Trump backs-off G-7 venue as fissures emerge in Republican solidarity

By Robert A. Vella Here’s our news supplement for this Sunday: Trump backs-off G-7 venue From:  After Criticism, Trump to Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: Syria/Turkey/Kurds, Impeachment, Giuliani, Trump in Texas, and more

By Robert A. Vella As I conveyed yesterday, an accurate assessment of President Trump’s foreign policy blunder which enabled the Continue reading →

Wednesday Topics: Turkey, Impeachment, Trump, a biased judge, international and domestic news

By Robert A. Vella Before getting to today’s stories, the fourth Democratic presidential debate was held last night which I Continue reading →

Tuesday Topics: Impeachment, Syria, right-wing extremism, trade war, policeman arrested, other news

By Robert A. Vella Topics for this Tuesday include congressional testimony in the impeachment inquiry by former NSC advisor Fiona Continue reading →

Turkey invades Syria as GOP outrage intensifies, plus impeachment updates and other news

By Robert A. Vella Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria against the Kurds entered its second day in the wake of Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: GOP infighting over Trump Jr., plus other news you should know

By Robert A. Vella GOP infighting From:  Decision to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. sets off a Republican firefight The Senate Continue reading →

Tuesday Topics: Frustrations, Flips, and Flight

By Robert A. Vella Today, we’ll examine three current issues which are mounting concerns in the world.  The first reveals Continue reading →