Historical Analogue: Why we are reliving the nightmare of 20th century fascism, plus news headlines

By Robert A. Vella “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist Continue reading →

Stock market dives as Trump puts Pence in charge of silencing government health experts on coronavirus

By Robert A. Vella U.S. stock markets dropped sharply for the third consecutive day amid growing fears that the coronavirus Continue reading →

Cat Tales: PBS Nova documentary helps us understand our enigmatic feline friends

By Robert A. Vella The Secular Jurist takes a break today from its regular news coverage to highlight a much Continue reading →

Review of new NOVA documentary on existential Climate Change (Decoding the Weather Machine)

By Robert A. Vella A new two-hour NOVA documentary on existential climate change was aired last night on PBS titled 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 →

Tonight’s FRONTLINE episode “Putin’s Revenge” (part two) on PBS examines his psychology, motives

By Robert A. Vella Now that DOJ special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential Continue reading →

What happened to the Black Panther Party? Independent Lens documentary tells the shocking story

By Robert A. Vella When I was a teenager in the San Francisco Bay area, The Free Huey movement captured Continue reading →

Documentary reveals reign of terror in America by Vietnamese nationalists aided by US gov. (VIDEO)

By Robert A. Vella This story must be seen to be believed.  A new Frontline documentary reveals a reign of Continue reading →