Pandemic, Racism, and Dictatorship highlight the final stretch of the 2020 election campaign

By Robert A. Vella In 1992, economic concerns were the primary election issue among Americans heading into the final two Continue reading →

Sunday Focus: Low rally attendance in Tulsa shadows Trump as he denies firing top U.S. Attorney

By Robert A. Vella One of the prerequisites for successful political candidates is enthusiasm.  Not only must the candidate have Continue reading →

Trump allies fear their white supremacist image, and that’s why they’re threatening journalists

By Robert A. Vella Trump allies understand what I detailed in an editorial earlier this month – that the president Continue reading →

Why new political dynamics won’t allow another government shutdown over Trump’s border wall

By Robert A. Vella On February 15th, the continuing budget resolution just passed by Congress and signed by the President Continue reading →

What the hell is Putin up to now?

By Robert A. Vella It isn’t always easy to digest the seemingly mundane workings of geopolitics and extract something meaningful Continue reading →

The vicious Cycle of Tribalism

By Robert A. Vella trib·al·ism [ˈtrībəˌlizəm] NOUN the state or fact of being organized in a tribe or tribes. derogatory Continue reading →

What would the U.S. look like if it split into two nations?

A political discussion recently overhead in a supermarket checkout line got rather heated when the subject matter turned towards race, Continue reading →