Carnage in the Markets: Coronavirus bites Capitalism’s Achilles Heel

By Robert A. Vella It happened in 1637, 1720, 1769, 1772, 1791, 1796, 1819, 1825, 1837, 1847, 1857, 1866, 1869, Continue reading →

Coronavirus information, updates, and a historical perspective

By Robert A. Vella I did some research for this post in order to help readers understand the evolving coronavirus Continue reading →

Friday Roundup: The Blob, and other news monsters

By Robert A. Vella Normally, this time of year in southwest Washington state is very pleasant with daytime highs in Continue reading →

Water cutbacks, voting machine ruling in Georgia, worker abuse by Trump admin., and other news

By Robert A. Vella For the first time, two U.S. states and Mexico will receive less water from the overused Continue reading →

Tuesday Potpourri: Travel warnings, irreconcilable differences, scientist quits, Asia tensions, Mitch tweets

By Robert A. Vella The latest spate of mass shootings in Texas, Ohio, and California has triggered official warnings by Continue reading →

News from the judicial system and the U.S. Senate, my comments on UFOs, and some Trump updates

By Robert A. Vella Judicial system news From:  Judge in census case: New evidence alleging political motivation behind citizenship question Continue reading →

Democrats accuse Trump administration of trying to ‘obfuscate the white supremacist threat’

In the letter, the senators said the FBI has created a new category — “racially-motivated violent extremism” — that “inappropriately” Continue reading →

Sunday Catch-up: News stories over the weekend you might’ve missed

By Robert A. Vella Here are some important news stories to catch-up on for this Sunday.  I wanted to publish Continue reading →