by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 18, 2021 | Culture, Health, Opinion, Politics
Here in my home state of New York, land of the second-highest per-capita COVID mortality rate in the nation, a major scandal is unfolding in slow-motion. Governor Cuomo, the object of swooning adulation this past spring for his supposedly “adult” handling...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 15, 2021 | Election, Opinion, Politics
In the wake of the January 6th riot at the Capitol, 25,000 National Guard troops were dispatched to DC, presumably to establish order and protect the Government against other acts of insurrection. Five weeks later, with nary a protestor in sight, 5000 troops remained...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 14, 2021 | Election, Opinion, Politics
To no one’s surprise, the Senate failed to convict Trump on the impeachment charge forwarded by the House. What was originally put forth as a “save the nation from his lunacy the last two weeks of his term” was flipped on its head to a tepid...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 10, 2021 | Culture, Election, Opinion, Politics
Nowadays, it is virtually impossible to go through your daily life without receiving some blunt-force messaging about diversity, about inclusion, about multiculturalism, and about justice for the oppressed. That this messaging is being delivered (and often...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Feb 6, 2021 | Opinion, Politics
In our political conversations, we encounter ideas that are broadly considered reasonable, and ideas that are considered unreasonable or flat-out bonkers. The latter exist outside the range of the former, with gray areas along the intersections. A couple decades ago,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 3, 2021 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
A political friend shared a quote on social media today: “Liberals, I have heard it said, don’t care what we do as long as it is mandatory.” — Joseph Epstein This echoes a popular meme (and T-shirt, and other merchandise. A thumbs up for free...
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