The Siberian Candidate, and the Constitutional definition of Treason

By Robert A. Vella Richard Condon’s 1959 political thriller The Manchurian Candidate was the basis for two superb movies of Continue reading →

Monday Focus: The Rebirth of Fascism and the Destruction of Democracy

By Robert A. Vella The rise of authoritarianism around the world today, mostly of the right-wing fascist variety, rekindles extremely Continue reading →

President Trump’s taxes, troubles, traitorousness, and weakness

By Robert A. Vella Five months ago this week, Donald Trump thought he had finally dodged all the political and Continue reading →

Russia’s $100K bounty, GOP to sidestep Trump veto, SCOTUS delays Mueller info, and much more news

By Robert A. Vella Eight big stories top today’s news coverage.  New reporting details the $100,000 bounty offered by Russia Continue reading →

Russian bounties and raging pandemic further damage Trump/GOP hopes, plus election and court news

By Robert A. Vella After last week’s revelations about Russia paying bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. troops in Continue reading →

America’s traitorous president covers-up for Putin, plus an international news roundup

By Robert A. Vella Before getting to today’s two main topics, I’d like readers to examine the following comparison of Continue reading →

Bullshit and White Power: President Trump’s reelection headwinds grow stronger

By Robert A. Vella They say that when you’re in a hole, you should stop digging.  That’s surely sensible advice, Continue reading →

Why Trump won’t resign

By Robert A. Vella Shortly after Donald Trump took office in January 2017, evidence of corruption erupted into political scandals Continue reading →