by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 22, 2016 | Culture, Politics
As I watched American athletes win gold in both the men’s and women’s 4×400 meter relay races the other night, and as I saw them celebrate by draping American flags over their shoulders and pose for group photos while holding them proudly aloft, I...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 17, 2016 | Election, Politics
Rare is the human being who never experiences schadenfreude, i.e. the pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune. I’ve been on both ends of it at various times in my life, and have even been subjected to a sort of pre-schadenfreude by...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 16, 2016 | Election, Politics
Utter the words “Citizens United” in a room full of liberals at your peril. The Supreme Court case that affirmed First Amendment protections for political expenditures by corporations (or, if you’re of a different mindset, evilly turned corporations...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 15, 2016 | Election, Opinion, Politics
Consider the First Amendment of the Constitution. It includes protections for Religion, Speech, The Press, Public Assembly, and Petitioning the Government. The fact The Press gets specific protection despite Speech also being protected (after all, The Press can...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 7, 2016 | Election, Opinion, Politics
So, America sent several pallets loaded with $400 million in various currencies over to Iran. Iran, the same day, released four American citizens. The money, we are told, is a settlement of a decades-old debt dispute between America and Iran, and that another $1.3...
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