by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 10, 2019 | Culture, Education, Opinion, Politics
A “you couldn’t make this up” imbroglio has been roiling in New York City this year. It involves Mayor De Blasio’s efforts to change the way admissions to New York City’s handful of “elite” public high schools – the gems...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 8, 2019 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
The crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates, whose number (25 as of this drafting) seems to be growing as quickly as the number of genders, is rather interesting in its lack of diversity. Oh, it certainly checks off many of the identity boxes: (race,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 3, 2019 | Culture, Economics, Politics
It should astound me that, even as Venezuela’s socialist dream collapses into a humanitarian disaster, the front-runner for the Democratic Presidential nomination is a proudly declarative socialist, and the de facto policy voice of the party is a young socialist...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 1, 2019 | Culture, Economics, Opinion
I recently had a conversation with a good friend about the selfish motives of some who engage in charitable giving. Specifically, he felt those who made anonymous donations were better people than those who received recognition for their donations, whether that be a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 22, 2019 | Culture, Education, Opinion, Politics
Back in the days of my (relative) youth, aka my mid-20s, my extended circle of friends included someone (John, I believe was his name) who sang in a band. In a group conversation one day over beers, I found out that he never learned to play an instrument, despite...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 19, 2019 | Culture, Economics, Education, Politics
There’s an old joke that goes, “Those that can, do. Those that cannot, teach. Those that cannot teach, administrate.” While, superficially, it’s a knock on teachers, it needn’t and shouldn’t be taken that way. How many coaches do...
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