by Peter Venetoklis | May 10, 2016 | Culture, Opinion
One of the newer catchphrases birthed in the fetid swamps of the social justice movement is “cultural appropriation,” wherein (presumably white) people dress, act, dance or otherwise behave in a manner that’s associated with another (presumably...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 4, 2016 | Culture, Election, Politics
Actress Lena Dunham recently joined the ranks of those celebrities who’ve suggested they might move out of the country if Trump gets elected president. While some of these wealthy and privileged have not specified their preferred destination, and at least a...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 2, 2016 | Culture, Economics, Opinion
A recent article in The Atlantic led with the headline Too Many Elite American Men Are Obsessed With Work and Wealth, and followed with the sub-headline “And it’s making the pay gap worse.” The article opens with the reported wage gap between women...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 3, 2016 | Culture, Election, Opinion
Way, way back in 1981, a then-40 years old Bernie Sanders, barely 6 months into his first elected gig as mayor of Burlington, VT, put forth a bit of stark honesty: I don’t believe in charities said Mayor Sanders, bringing a shocked silence to a packed hotel...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 1, 2016 | Culture
There was an altercation recently that involved a white college student at San Francisco State University and a black woman who confronted him about his dreadlocked hair. The woman, who is reportedly a campus employee, told the student, Cory Goldstein, that he...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 12, 2016 | Culture, Election, Politics
Watch the news on any given night, or pay attention to the political realm for any stretch of time, and you’re likely to conclude that Western civilization is descending into barbarity. The rancor that people show, the ire they feel, the outrage they claim, the...
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