US expected to quit UN human rights panel over perceived anti-Israel bias

The council, set up in 2006, has a permanent standing agenda item on suspected violations by Israel in the occupied Continue reading →

Trump and Kim agree to play nice, and all the other children cheered

By Robert A. Vella Back in grammar school, I remember these two kids who hated each other.  They fought constantly Continue reading →

The West is in crisis, despite Trump’s glowing assessment

President Donald Trump said Saturday that his relationships with other Western leaders are perfect, but the truth is the transatlantic Continue reading →

America’s poor becoming more destitute under Trump: U.N. expert

Poverty in the United States is extensive and is deepening under the Trump administration whose policies seem aimed at removing Continue reading →

Canada is slapping tariffs on $12.8 billion of US goods — here are the states that stand to lose the most

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on $12.8 billion worth of US goods in response Continue reading →

U.K. provides another case study for the political motives behind Voter Id requirements

By Robert A. Vella In the U.S. over the last eight years or so, critics of Republican voter id plans Continue reading →

Russia, China Pledge New Military Ties, Challenge U.S.

Russia and China have pledged to strengthen their bilateral military and political ties as part of a strategic cooperation that challenges Continue reading →

In Syria, longstanding U.S. interests overshadow Trump

By Robert A. Vella President Trump, a megalomaniac of prodigious proportions, has caused great consternation throughout the world over his Continue reading →