New opinion poll on mass shootings show Americans agree on problem, disagree on solutions

By Robert A. Vella In the wake of last week’s massacre at a Florida high school, a new Washington Post-ABC Continue reading →

People were not living their best lives in 2017, well-being report shows

If you thought 2017 was a bad year, you weren’t the only one. Nearly half of the states in the Continue reading →

Poll: Majority says Trump’s first year in White House was a failure

A majority of Americans in a new poll views President Trump’s first year in office as a failure. An NPR/PBS Continue reading →

Pew Research Center survey shows declining role of religion in Christmas celebrations

By Robert A. Vella A Pew Research Center survey released this month reflects a larger sociological trend in western democracies Continue reading →

The Republican tax bill got worse: now the top 1% get 83% of the gains

By 2027, over half of all Americans — 53 percent — would pay more in taxes under the tax bill Continue reading →

Sunday Potpourri: Secret UFO program, DEA and Big Pharma, Tax Reform update, what is Sexual Consent

By Robert A. Vella These are strange times we’re living in.  The following four stories in the news today are Continue reading →

Church and State: Are there Limits to Loyalty?

By Robert A. Vella The definition of loyalty as unwavering devotion to a person or idea is something of a Continue reading →

President Obama’s last-ditch effort to pass TPP puts Hillary Clinton under the microscope

By Robert A. Vella It’s crunch-time for President Obama’s neoliberal Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal.  He has two legislative windows remaining Continue reading →