America’s last chance to save democracy and itself from fascism and racism

By Robert A. Vella The two deadliest wars in U.S. history were the Civil War (640,000 to 700,000 deaths) which Continue reading →

Barr testimony, troop withdrawal, divided Republicans, racial injustice protests, and pandemic news

By Robert A. Vella In the news today, we’ll cover Attorney General William Barr‘s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Continue reading →

Analysis of Trump’s political strategy in a worsening pandemic

By Robert A. Vella As President of the United States during a global pandemic which is now hitting this country Continue reading →

How the biggest baddest bully is being felled by a tiny little bug

By Robert A. Vella If this was a boxing match, the tale of the tape would be ridiculously one-sided.  The Continue reading →

The State of the World, plus an Impeachment Trial update

By Robert A. Vella Impeachment trial update Before getting to today’s main topic, I’ll briefly cover the latest developments in Continue reading →

Giuliani’s surveillance, Iran’s anger, Putin’s power grab, China’s violations, and much more news

By Robert A. Vella This busy news day includes new impeachment evidence showing that Trump’s “personal lawyer” Rudy Giuliani discussed Continue reading →

Iran’s attack provides a lesson in rhetoric, and today’s news

By Robert A. Vella Last night, Iran launched intermediate-range ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases shared by U.S. forces Continue reading →

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 →