Trump’s Vicious Circle: The more he alienates voters, the more tyrannical he must be to win

By Robert A. Vella We knew that the last few weeks before the November election would become increasingly tense and 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 →

Historical Analogue: Why we are reliving the nightmare of 20th century fascism, plus news headlines

By Robert A. Vella “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist 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 →

Melania’s troubles, Trump’s cover-up, Navalny’s poisoning, Kenosha visit, pandemic and election news

By Robert A. Vella If readers think it’s difficult keeping up with the news in these troubled times, try documenting Continue reading →

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 →

A riveting DNC convention, another ex-Trump official turns on him, the illegality of sabotaging the USPS

By Robert A. Vella Today, we’ll cover the surprisingly riveting Democratic National Convention conducted virtually in which former First Lady Continue reading →

Biden/Harris campaign launches with pointed speeches while Trump admits to sabotaging the Post Office

By Robert A. Vella Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris launched their presidential campaign yesterday with pointed speeches Continue reading →