Trump argues in court for blanket immunity, the new geopolitics in the Middle East, and lots more news

By Robert A. Vella After yesterday’s damning congressional testimony by U.S. ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor, the news today is 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 →

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 →

The geopolitical fallout of Trump’s withdrawal from Syria, impeachment and international news, + more

By Robert A. Vella There’s a longstanding aphorism in politics, derived from a quote attributed to Aristotle, which states that Continue reading →

The Impeachment heat is on: A president in panic, a party in crisis, and a foreign leader in between giants

By Robert A. Vella Last Friday, it was reported that the White House is in panic mode over the impeachment Continue reading →

Whistleblower’s secret, Pompeo’s slip, Cameron’s concern, Feds’ cut, gun violence’s toll, and other news

By Robert A. Vella A whistleblower inside the U.S. intelligence community reported a recent conversation between President Trump and a Continue reading →

Bibi in trouble, Lewandowski “testifies,” Kavanaugh impeachment, Trump attacks California, & more news

By Robert A. Vella Although the results of Israel’s parliamentary elections haven’t quite been finalized yet, it looks like Benjamin Continue reading →

Monday Kickoff: The Wall, the Scam, the Ploy, the Strike, the Election, and the Attack

By Robert A. Vella We kickoff this week with an official report on the risks to U.S. military facilities posed Continue reading →