by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 14, 2021 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
I recently listened to a snippet of a Ben Shapiro interview with Amy Peikoff, Parler’s chief policy officer, wherein the de-platforming of the site by Amazon was discussed. This, on the heels of listening to a legal-issues analysis that affirmed my belief that...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 13, 2021 | Election, Opinion, Politics
As the Trump-impeachment movement gains steam, I am prompted to recall some relevant history. A bit of it older: The Republican Party basically telling Nixon “resign or we will impeach you.” A bit of it more recent: my multiple blog posts this summer about...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 11, 2021 | Immigration, Opinion, Politics
A few years ago, the popular political narrative was all about Russia, Russia, Russia. Meanwhile, Trump warned us all of China. Turned out, despite the urge that many have to simply gainsay anything that came out of his mouth, Trump was right. China has proven to be a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 11, 2021 | Culture, Election, Opinion, Politics
The political and cultural aftermath of the Capitol riot is already upon us, with Big Tech opting to ‘cancel’ the Parler social media platform that has become a go-to refuge for conservatives and Trumpists unhappy with Twitter’s increasingly...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Jan 10, 2021 | Election, Opinion, Politics
The case for firing Donald Trump is an extension of an argument I’ve long made in these pages: impeachment should be “normalized.” It should seem incredible that a man with control over nuclear weapons has less job performance accountability than a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 9, 2021 | Opinion, Politics
Twitter’s editorial bias in policing the content that flows through its service has been ruffling the Right’s feathers for quite a while. The market responded, and Parler emerged as an alternative, with a promise of more freedom and less censorship. Google...
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