A disappointing debate (plus other news)

By Robert A. Vella Last night, the first Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 campaign concluded with the second set Continue reading →

Big SCOTUS decisions on census and gerrymandering, first Democratic debate, and G20 news

By Robert A. Vella The U.S. Supreme Court announced two big decisions today on the 2020 census and partisan gerrymandering.  Continue reading →

Trump’s feint, unsanitary conditions at the border, the privatization of police, and today’s other news

By Robert A. Vella Trump’s feint This morning, the mainstream news media reported that President Trump overrode war-hawks in his Continue reading →

World News Sunday: the latest from Hong Kong, Israel, Russia, India, Gulf of Mexico, and the U.S.

By Robert A. Vella Finally, protest outrage over Hong Kong doing its master’s bidding has compelled the Special Administrative Region Continue reading →

Sunday Topics: Impeachment poll, Trump is triggering a geopolitical realignment, Dems’ internal troubles

By Robert A. Vella Impeachment poll A new CNN poll shows an increase in support for impeaching President Trump, but Continue reading →

Yet another Trump temper tantrum shows why his rhetoric belies his fears, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella Trump’s temper tantrum The art of rhetoric is designed to effectuate public speech.  It allows the Continue reading →

Pelosi’s problem, Tillerson’s meeting, Barr’s concession, Treasury’s memo, N.Y.’s prosecution, and more

By Robert A. Vella House Speaker Nancy Pelosi doesn’t want to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Trump, but she has Continue reading →

War clouds, SCOTUS rejects precedent, Money trumps justice, Russian agent, NRA leak, and more

By Robert A. Vella War clouds The unholy trinity of U.S. president Donald Trump, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Continue reading →