by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 16, 2019 | Opinion, Politics
Election season has taken a bit of a break in the past few weeks, with the Trump impeachment show dominating the news and social media. That’s not to say stuff hasn’t happened, though. Kamala Harris just joined Beto O’Rourke, Bill De Blasio, Kirsten...
by Anon Ymous | Dec 14, 2019 | Culture, Economics, Opinion, Politics
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is the first of several that will appear under an Anonymous by-line. Today’s hyper-woke culture has dampened the ability to offer certain critiques without risk of unwarranted personal disparagement. The authors are known to the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 14, 2019 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
A cornerstone element of the principle of free speech is that speech that one disagrees with, or finds offensive, must be as protected as speech one likes. Many have echoed this premise, with various forms of: I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 12, 2019 | Environment, Health, Opinion, Politics
Greta Thunberg, the sixteen year old darling-du-jour of environmental activism, just got named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, presumably for having the audacity to blare “How dare you!” at the adults who aren’t destroying their...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 10, 2019 | Opinion, Politics
Back at the turn of the century – the 19th century, that is, a movement arose to battle against graft and corruption in government, by supporting candidates of a reform mindset. They were mockingly called goo-goos, short, of course, for...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 9, 2019 | Economics, Environment, Health, Opinion
A joke/lesson that’s been around since pre-Internet days posits two cows within different nations and/or economic systems. It’s both funny and instructive (as my calling it a joke/lesson implies, clearly), and one version can be found here. Among all sorts...
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