Friday Roundup: Will the U.S. suffer the fate of Belarus?

By Robert A. Vella Right now in Belarus, the country is erupting in protest over its authoritarian president’s (i.e. Alexander Continue reading →

Sunday Focus: A madman runs amok

By Robert A. Vella I’ll only briefly cover this weekend’s threatening rhetoric between President Trump and Iran’s leadership because such Continue reading →

How the U.S. Supreme Court might rule on Trump’s ‘blanket immunity’ claim, plus today’s news

By Robert A. Vella The legal cases concerning access to Donald Trump’s personal and business tax returns are numerous, but Continue reading →

The geopolitical fallout of Trump’s withdrawal from Syria, impeachment and international news, + more

By Robert A. Vella There’s a longstanding aphorism in politics, derived from a quote attributed to Aristotle, which states that Continue reading →

A break in Jury Duty: Today’s thoughts

By Robert A. Vella Although I’m still on-call for jury duty next week, the case I had been selected for Continue reading →

Review of Frontline documentary “Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia” (Part One)

By Robert A. Vella For those interested in learning more about the postwar Middle East, which has destabilized the entire Continue reading →

The Games Politicians Play: Secret 28 Pages of 9/11 Document finally released, redacted of course

By Robert A. Vella 28 pages of the 2002 congressional inquiry into the 9/11 terrorist attacks have been kept secret Continue reading →

The Guardian identifies 14 key points from the scathing Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War

By Robert A. Vella Today, The Guardian identified 14 key points from the Chilcot Inquiry which scrutinized the U.K.’s involvement Continue reading →