Monday Kickoff: Trump’s taxes, Supreme Court news, Syria and other international stories

By Robert A. Vella Although the order was temporarily stayed on appeal, a federal judge has ruled that President Trump Continue reading →

Bibi in trouble, Lewandowski “testifies,” Kavanaugh impeachment, Trump attacks California, & more news

By Robert A. Vella Although the results of Israel’s parliamentary elections haven’t quite been finalized yet, it looks like Benjamin Continue reading →

Hottest month, Epstein autopsy, discrimination allowed, Biblical warfare, protests, bans, and Trump ratings

By Robert A. Vella July was the hottest month on record, and 2019 is on pace to tie 2017 for Continue reading →

Saturday’s Topic: The beauty of speaking truth to power, and the rest of today’s news

By Robert A. Vella As you probably know, this blog focuses heavily on speaking truth to power.  When it is Continue reading →

Racists and Neo-Nazis, Trump’s warmongering hits a snag, world poverty rises, S. Asia floods, and more

By Robert A. Vella On the day that white supremacist James Fields was sentenced for murdering a counter-protester during the Continue reading →

Trump’s anti-immigration roundup raids go “poof!”

Robert A. Vella President Trump’s Gestapo-style roundup raids against undocumented immigrants, which had been postponed once previously, failed to materialize Continue reading →

Trump folds again on census, Acosta resigns, Mueller testimony delayed, ICE raids, and more

By Robert A. Vella Reality is a funny thing.  The more you deny it, the more it will slap you Continue reading →

Monday Kickoff: We will have to fight fascism sooner or later

By Robert A. Vella One of the great lessons of World War II was learned in the hardest way imaginable.  Continue reading →