Donald, Ivanka, Mary, and Republicans – i.e. madness, sociopathy, family dysfunction, and party disunity

By Robert A. Vella The madness of Donald Trump was on full display yesterday in a news interview and later Continue reading →

Democrats confront their self-hatred on Super Tuesday, plus coronavirus and other big news stories

By Robert A. Vella Democrats and Super Tuesday Self-hatred is a pejorative characterization of persons who are judged to hold Continue reading →

Bernie’s blowout victory in Nevada, plus my pledge to Democrats and all Americans

By Robert A. Vella Donald Trump must be defeated this November.  He is unmistakably megalomaniacal and a proto-fascist dictator.  He Continue reading →

Bernie and the Beasts: Analyzing the dynamics of the 2020 election maelstrom

By Robert A. Vella Analyzing the dynamics of the 2020 U.S. presidential election is like trying to see distinct patterns Continue reading →

GOP’s Sham Impeachment Trial: No witnesses, no evidence, no justice, and maybe worse to come

By Robert A. Vella “No witnesses, no documents in an impeachment trial is a perfidy. It is a grand tragedy. Continue reading →

Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban and border policy, bolsters practices of anti-abortion centers

By Robert A. Vella When a Republican wave swept the 2010 midterm elections, it gave control of the U.S. House Continue reading →

Finally, A Chance to Remake the Democratic Party

For the first time in a quarter-century, we’re about to see a vacuum of political and intellectual leadership in the Continue reading →

We told them so: Democrats are searching for their soul… belatedly

By Robert A. Vella Well over a year ago, The Secular Jurist began to repeatedly warn Democrats they would lose Continue reading →