World News Roundup: Coronavirus, Syria, Afghanistan, and Climate Change

By Robert A. Vella Here’s a roundup of world news concerning the public health and economic consequences of the coronavirus Continue reading →

Biden turns Dem primaries into a two-man race, coronavirus deaths, and international news

By Robert A. Vella A very intriguing mix of black voters, conservative Democrats, and anti-Trump Republicans handed former Vice President Continue reading →

The insatiability of Trump’s megalomania, and today’s loaded news roundup

By Robert A. Vella Normally, a president who has survived two historic criminal investigations into his clearly demonstrable wrongdoing (i.e. Continue reading →

Trump’s Iran gamble: When you get in over your head, you can’t stop the water from drowning you

By Robert A. Vella On Friday, I asserted that: Trump is playing a very dangerous game here.  He is not Continue reading →

Monday Briefs: Trump wields U.S. military might against Iran, and Giuliani implicated in coup attempt

By Robert A. Vella Donald Trump ordered airstrikes against Iran‘s proxy forces in Iraq and Syria yesterday in a flexing Continue reading →

As NATO teeters on the edge of disunity, Europe’s leaders mock the American buffoon

By Robert A. Vella Before getting to today’s main story, the House Judiciary Committee is currently hearing testimony from four Continue reading →

Commentary from convalescence

By Robert A. Vella My hip and back pain continue to improve, but it’s still uncomfortable for me to spend Continue reading →

DOJ must release secrets, Impeachment news, IGs slam DOJ, Giuliani’s butt-dial, Graham’s dilemma, more

By Robert A. Vella In double blows to President Trump’s obstructionism, a federal judge has ordered the Department of Justice Continue reading →