Monday Kickoff: Trump can run, but he cannot hide

By Robert A. Vella There are now over 3.5 million confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide including about a quarter million deaths.  Continue reading →

March 10th primary results, my analysis of the Democratic race and voter turnout, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella Before getting to the political stories, it is important to note that the World Health Organization Continue reading →

Boris’ Brexit maneuver, Andrew’s hot seat, Trump redirects funds, atheists banned, and climate news

By Robert A. Vella British prime minister Boris Johnson maneuvered today to facilitate a hard, no-deal Brexit by asking the Continue reading →

Trump gets snippy with the U.K. and Jeffrey Epstein comes back to haunt him, plus today’s news

By Robert A. Vella The leaked diplomatic memos in which the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. disparagingly but accurately described Continue reading →

Trump’s feint, unsanitary conditions at the border, the privatization of police, and today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella Trump’s feint This morning, the mainstream news media reported that President Trump overrode war-hawks in his Continue reading →

Sudan crackdown, Darwin shooting, Abortion fight, Judge flips, Senators irked, FBI grilled

By Robert A. Vella Today we’ll cover the deadly crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in Sudan, a rare mass shooting in Continue reading →

Maher satirizes Mueller, DOJ defies judge, Dem warns intel agencies, DHS sending agents to Guatemala

By Robert A. Vella First, here are two stories on the mass shooting in Virginia Beach and an update on Continue reading →

As Trump opens another trade war, international tensions rise in Asia, Middle East, Europe, and America

By Robert A. Vella This is how world wars start.  First, domestic hardship triggers cultural fragmentation across multiple nations and Continue reading →