President Trump in a Pandemic: Why does everybody hate me?

By Robert A. Vella From the Merriam-Webster dictionary: Medical definition of persecution complex: the feeling of being persecuted especially without Continue reading →

Failure of Leadership: Trump’s brief but baffling national address on coronavirus triggers more anxiety

By Robert A. Vella President Trump addressed the nation last night on the coronavirus pandemic.  Although he spoke for just 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 →

Humpday Headlines: the SOTU and the SNAFU

By Robert A. Vella I didn’t watch last night’s State of the Union speech by Herr Trump and I’d expect Continue reading →

Dropping the Bomb: Lev Parnas’ interview with Rachel Maddow complicates Trump’s impeachment trial

By Robert A. Vella Well, now we know why Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi delayed sending the articles of Continue reading →

Post impeachment fallout and a Friday news roundup

By Robert A. Vella President Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday in a vote that transpired Continue reading →

Republicans adrift, youth voter surge, House of Rep. news, lawsuit targets racists, CA blackout, int’l news

By Robert A. Vella We’ll kickoff this week with the stubbornly evolving story of Senate Republicans who are caught uncomfortably Continue reading →

A Madman struggles with reality and his own failures, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella There are the objective realities of the world around us, and there are our subjective perceptions Continue reading →