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 →

The Siberian Candidate, and the Constitutional definition of Treason

By Robert A. Vella Richard Condon’s 1959 political thriller The Manchurian Candidate was the basis for two superb movies of Continue reading →

Saturday Headlines: Voter suppression, coronavirus pandemic, disinformation campaigns, and more

By Robert A. Vella Today’s headline news stories cover President Trump’s voter suppression efforts (plus links to help you make Continue reading →

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 →

Supplemental coverage of Trump’s executive orders on pandemic, plus today’s news headlines

By Robert A. Vella Here is some supplemental coverage of President Trump’s political ploy to shift blame for his mishandling Continue reading →

The travails of Barr and Trump, Stephen Miller, Portland, election interference, Vindman, and civil war

By Robert A. Vella In today’s supplemental coverage of politics, we’ll examine the travails of Attorney General William Barr and Continue reading →

The Tyrant threatens state governors, orders police to illegally evict peaceful protesters for a photo-op

By Robert A. Vella Of all of President Trump‘s authoritarian abuses of power, none are more symbolic of a tyrant Continue reading →

The world as we know it might never be the same. How coronavirus is doing what humans could not.

By Robert A. Vella There are now over 2.1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide which have resulted in over 140,000 Continue reading →