No Bridge over Troubled Waters: The lunatic at the helm of America’s coronavirus response

By Robert A. Vella This is what happens when a mentally and ethically incompetent leader takes the helm of a Continue reading →

Market jitters undercut Trump’s downplaying of coronavirus threat to help his reelection chances

By Robert A. Vella President Trump has been publicly downplaying the worsening coronavirus threat, which is now technically a pandemic Continue reading →

Trump begins his barrage of self-serving pardons, and more news

By Robert A. Vella Predictably, Donald Trump has begun issuing what is likely to be a barrage of presidential pardons Continue reading →

Two must-see stories from 60 Minutes: Australia’s wildfires, and Trump’s ongoing collusion with Russia

By Robert A. Vella CBS’ 60 Minutes news magazine program aired two stories last night which I’m recommending to readers Continue reading →

To be or not to be – that is the question facing the U.S. Department of Justice and all Americans

By Robert A. Vella “If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will Continue reading →

Trump’s march towards dictatorship/fascism speeds up as Americans exercise what’s left of democracy

By Robert A. Vella Two contrasting events occurred yesterday in the U.S.  Attorney General William Barr, evoking nightmares of Adolf Continue reading →

Humpday Headlines: the SOTU and the SNAFU

By Robert A. Vella I didn’t watch last night’s State of the Union speech by Herr Trump and I’d expect Continue reading →

Dems stumble out of the gate, today’s headlines, and my editorial rant

By Robert A. Vella Right out of the starting gate, Democrats stumbled in yesterday’s Iowa caucuses.  Reporting of the votes Continue reading →