The State of the World, plus an Impeachment Trial update

By Robert A. Vella Impeachment trial update Before getting to today’s main topic, I’ll briefly cover the latest developments in Continue reading →

Saturday Supplement: More on assassination rationale, Iran-U.S. de-escalation, plane crash, + other news

By Robert A. Vella The Trump administration’s rationale for assassinating a top Iranian military officer keeps changing in the vain Continue reading →

Iran’s attack provides a lesson in rhetoric, and today’s news

By Robert A. Vella Last night, Iran launched intermediate-range ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases shared by U.S. forces Continue reading →

Dissecting John Bolton’s announcement that he’d testify at Senate impeachment trial, plus other news

By Robert A. Vella Yesterday’s announcement by former National Security Advisor John Bolton that he would testify at President Trump’s Continue reading →

Trump’s Iran gamble: When you get in over your head, you can’t stop the water from drowning you

By Robert A. Vella On Friday, I asserted that: Trump is playing a very dangerous game here.  He is not Continue reading →

Trump versus Iran: An anxious world wonders what will happen next

By Robert A. Vella Iran will surely retaliate against the U.S. after President Trump ordered the assassination of one of Continue reading →

Iranian general assassinated, impeachment evidence revealed, and Trump’s support of right-wing dictators

By Robert A. Vella A top Iranian general was assassinated today in a military drone strike ordered by President Trump.  Continue reading →

Monday Topics: Understanding Putin, and are women really political peacemakers?

By Robert A. Vella Two articles I read over the weekend were quite compelling which readers may chew on today.  Continue reading →