by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 26, 2016 | Election, Opinion, Politics
Many conservatives, increasingly accepting of the probability that Donald Trump is going to lose on Election day, are asking the question “how do we move past this debacle of an election season? How do we restore conservative principles to the Republican...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 24, 2016 | Election, Politics
Corruption in politics is widely and correctly considered one of the great societal evils. Since politics is about gaining governmental power, and since governmental power is the epitome of irresistible force, the self-serving “buying” of that power is...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 22, 2016 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
One of my disappointments in Gary Johnson’s version of libertarianism lies in what many (erroneously in my opinion) call the question of religious liberty. Or, more colloquially, the gay wedding cake issue. His position, elaborated in a Reason article from...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 13, 2016 | Culture, Politics
Pop quiz. What do gun control, Planned Parenthood, and the minimum wage have in common? Got an answer? Now, add pot prohibition to the list. Does that change your answer? The essay title, of course, gave the answers away. The first three are high priority issues for...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 8, 2016 | Election, Politics
Donald Trump said some vulgar things a decade ago. In the grand traditions of “three can keep a secret if two are dead” and “always assume a microphone is live,” his words have come back to haunt his campaign. Everyone is outraged, the GOP...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 23, 2016 | Economics, Election, Politics, Taxation
There’s an old joke, about a man who propositions a woman. He asks, “Would you sleep with me for a million dollars?” She says “Sure.” He replies, “OK, how about for twenty bucks?” Outraged, she responds “How dare you!...
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