by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 17, 2019 | Culture, Opinion
Two evil assholes murdered several dozen people in New Zealand the other day. Beyond the usual responses, we are witnessing much discussion about their “manifesto,” and its true intent. Was it anti-this or anti-that? Was it deliberately trolling? Was it...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 6, 2019 | Culture, Education, Opinion, Politics, Taxation
When was the last time you heard someone use the phrase “social contract?” It used to be the go-to justification for all the things the big government types demanded government do and we accede to. It seems to have been replaced by euphemisms like...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 5, 2019 | Culture, Opinion
I caught a clip of a Joe Rogan podcast with evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein on Youtube, recently, where Weinstein went into the underpinnings of “beautiful” vs “hot” from an instinctual/genetic coding basis. Weinstein went on to detail...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 28, 2019 | Culture, Opinion
Social media has provided us with many wonderful things. Among the most delicious, in my opinion, is its update of the “flounce.” The traditional definition of the word includes “to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions,” “to move...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 23, 2019 | Culture, Health, Opinion
A months-long investigation into prostitution and human trafficking at some Florida massage parlors got elevated to front-page status with the announcement that among the “johns” charged was Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots football team....
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 22, 2019 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
Presidential election politics typically follow a predictable arc. Candidates throw their hats into the ring, offering up a litany of lip service to the party’s hard-core. This means feeding whatever “edge” views are in vogue among the politically...
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