Dance of the Dictators: Trump fires tear gas at migrants while Putin attacks Ukrainian ships

By Robert A. Vella The imagery paints the picture of our troubled world.  Dictators and would-be dictators believe they can Continue reading →

House GOP plan would cut Medicare, Medicaid to balance budget

House Republicans released a proposal Tuesday that would balance the budget in nine years — but only by making large Continue reading →

Self-labeled ‘fiscal conservatives’ are anything but – deficit spending rises again under Republican rule

By Robert A. Vella One of the most popular memes in American politics portrays Democrats as frivolous spenders of taxpayer Continue reading →

Trump signs tax, government spending bills into law

Democrats had opposed the bill as a giveaway to the wealthy that would add $1.5 trillion to the $20 trillion Continue reading →

The GOP tax plan is the same old story

By Robert A. Vella I remember when Reagan was elected president in 1980.  The economic theory his administration supported (i.e. Continue reading →

Analysis | Trump to poor Americans: Get to work or lose your benefits

The White House budget proposal, due to be unveiled on Tuesday, would reduce spending on anti-poverty programs from food stamps Continue reading →

GOP Donor Class considers Third-Party scheme to circumvent the 2016 Presidential Election

By Robert A. Vella Frustrated by the Republican National Committee’s wholesale surrender to the candidacy of Donald Trump this week, Continue reading →

What would happen if the U.S. federal government ceased to exist tomorrow?

By Robert A. Vella As Americans celebrate their country’s 239th anniversary by engorging themselves with mass quantities of barbequed meats Continue reading →