by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 28, 2016 | Election, Opinion, Politics
The defeated, in their denouement, have a choice to make. They can accept defeat with grace, or they can raze the crops, salt the field and scorch the earth. They might choose the former either to show their morality or in the hopes of a future comeback. They might...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 25, 2016 | Election, Politics
The phrase “20/20 hindsight” is often used in a derogatory fashion to call out those who claim better insight into a matter simply because they get to view it after-the-fact. Sometimes, however, it takes retrospective clarity to open our eyes to something...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 15, 2016 | Culture
Consider the opening clause from a comment I recently found while perambulating around the Internet. It’s all fun and games until the religious zealot removes your freedoms Taken cold, it could be seen as having been written by a liberal bemoaning the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 14, 2016 | Culture, Election, Opinion, Politics
Safety pins? Seriously? Has the Left collectively turned its brain off? In case some of you aren’t paying attention to the social justice scene, I’m referring to the latest bit of virtue signaling embraced by liberals i.e the wearing of safety pins, as...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 13, 2016 | Opinion, Politics
Political campaigns, like advertising campaigns, can live and die with slogans, sound bites and catch-phrases. They also, increasingly, engage in battles over the meanings of particular words and phrases. Consider the argument over what Bernie Sanders’...
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