by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 31, 2016 | Election, Politics
Our minds are extremely malleable. We constantly adjust our thoughts and ideas as we gather new information and are exposed to new viewpoints. When we find ideas that “fit,” that make sense to us, and that align with our values, we tend to seek them out...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 30, 2016 | Election, Immigration, Politics
The circle has closed. Donald Trump, who bested 16 other candidates for the Republican Presidential nomination with incendiary rhetoric and outlandish promises regarding illegal immigrants, has abandoned the posture that elevated him to the top. In doing so, he is...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 29, 2016 | Politics
Most of us have some perceptions and beliefs that don’t match reality. One modern example is the actual percentage of the American population that is gay vs what people’s perception is. Gallup polls put the latter at around 1 in 4, when the reality is less...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 26, 2016 | Election, Politics
It wasn’t all that long ago that Donald Trump used a brutally black-and-white, absolutist position on illegal immigration to distinguish himself from the rest of the GOP presidential hopefuls. Building a wall, deporting 11 million illegal immigrants (more than...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 24, 2016 | Culture, Election, Politics
For Hillary Clinton, the hits just keep on coming. The Associated Press, not exactly known for hostility directed at the Clintons, broke the story that “More than half the people outside the government who met with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of...
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