Second Democratic debate (part 2) was, in a word, cutthroat

By Robert A. Vella Last night, CNN moderated part-2 of the second Democratic Party presidential debate.  Although the format was Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: The ugly truth about racism in America, plus other news to close out this week

By Robert A. Vella If there is something good to come from President Trump’s most recent expressions of hateful white Continue reading →

Going off the rails, squirming, raging, quitting, stripping, dealing, watching, reeducating, and planting

By Robert A. Vella President Trump’s former national security advisor Michael Flynn has gone off the rails of the cooperation Continue reading →

Midweek Madness: Court dramas, political intrigue, economic worries, international tensions top the news

By Robert A. Vella Insanity is all around us, folks.  It’s enough to turn any sane person into a quivering Continue reading →

Monday Kickoff: We will have to fight fascism sooner or later

By Robert A. Vella One of the great lessons of World War II was learned in the hardest way imaginable.  Continue reading →

Mex. bows to Trump, Climate rpt withheld, Mueller updates, Election security blocked, G20 hits tax evasion

By Robert A. Vella Mexico caved-in to President Trump’s bullying tactics like a court jester bows to an abusive king.  Continue reading →

Michael Flynn and Felix Sater updates, Middle East ponders war, Gay marriage in Asia, Whale deaths

By Robert A. Vella Here are some updates on two individuals targeted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, a Continue reading →

Trump News Tuesday: A lesson in how to destroy democracy

By Robert A. Vella One of Donald Trump’s dictator buddies, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has just given the U.S. president a Continue reading →