Cognitive dissonance: Trump cheers House healthcare repeal bill while praising Australia’s universal system

By Robert A. Vella To mentally healthy people, megalomaniacs appear intellectually inconsistent, hypocritical, and irrational.  They say and do things Continue reading →

With ‘nuclear option,’ Senate ends Democratic blockade of Trump court pick

Senate Republicans on Thursday crushed a Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee in a fierce partisan Continue reading →

Congress allows rule permitting mass hacking by government to take effect

WASHINGTON — In a defeat for privacy advocates, Senate leaders rebuffed a last-ditch effort by a bipartisan group of senators Wednesday Continue reading →

Obama’s trade agenda losing critical support as McConnell calls TPP passage unlikely

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday cast deep doubt on winning approval for President Obama’s trade agenda during Continue reading →

Centrist Dems wary of public option push

Centrist Democrats appear reluctant to join their party’s embrace of a public option for ObamaCare. The idea of adding a Continue reading →

Corruption at work in Congress as protesters shower money onto Senate floor against GMO bill

By Robert A. Vella This is the face of corruption in America.  It is the reason why so many U.S. Continue reading →

In the News: Boris bows out, Congress passes Puerto Rico debt bill, futurist author Alvin Toffler dies

By Robert A. Vella In the news today… From USA Today – “Brexit” advocate Boris Johnson pulls out of race Continue reading →

Time Warner Cable, Charter Routinely Overcharged Customers, Senate Report Finds

A U.S. Senate investigation into pay-TV industry billing practices found that Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications — which completed Continue reading →