Trump’s Pandemic Failure: First he denied it, then he tried to steal the headlines, now he’s covering it up

By Robert A. Vella On January 20th to 21st 2020, the first reported COVID-19 cases were reported in South Korea Continue reading →

Anecdotes from a Pandemic: How coronavirus is affecting everyday life in Washington state

By Robert A. Vella A notice at the grocery store checkout stand caught my attention.  It informed customers of limits Continue reading →

Many Politicians Lie. But Trump Has Elevated the Art of Fabrication.

Fabrications have long been a part of American politics. Politicians lie to puff themselves up, to burnish their résumés and Continue reading →

Games of Unknowledging – Part II

Regular readers are familiar with The Secular Jurist blog’s examination of human cognition, the dichotomy between belief and knowledge, how Continue reading →

Facts Are Enemies of the People (by Paul Krugman)

“Enemy of the people” is, of course, a phrase historically associated with Stalin and other tyrants. This is no accident. Continue reading →

Trump Picks ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State

It’s official: Donald Trump has chosen the CEO of the world’s largest oil company and a man with no political Continue reading →

Funding From Exxon or Koch Brothers Gave Deniers a Megaphone in Climate Change Debate

A Yale researcher set out to discover how much impact mega-wealthy corporations and individuals have had on the American public’s Continue reading →

Must see: 2014 documentary film ‘Merchants of Doubt’ exposes climate change denial and much more

By Robert A. Vella I love expertly produced documentaries especially when they include timely, high quality investigative journalism;  and, few Continue reading →