by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 28, 2017 | Culture, Environment, Health, Opinion
Radio personality Anthony Cumia once observed that the farther away people are and the browner they are, the less we care about them. His observation was in reference to the devastation caused in Indonesia and nearby countries by the 2004 earthquake and tsunami,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 13, 2017 | Opinion, Politics
Trump’s heavy use of Twitter for relaying his thoughts, both during his campaign and as President, is, depending on your point of view, evidence of tactical brilliance, evidence of a temperament fundamentally unsuited for the Presidency, evidence of a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 4, 2017 | Culture, Economics, Politics
Locavore. Farm-to-Table. Artisanal. Organic. Non-GMO. So go the labels for a modern trend among progressive, socially conscious diners, who see our industrialized, mass-production, agriculture industry as something to be eschewed, derided, and protested. This...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 11, 2017 | Election, Opinion, Politics
In a move that set the political world into a frenzy and the blogosphere on fire, Trump fired FBI director James Comey yesterday. Chaos ensued. Skyscrapers collapsed. Earthquakes swallowed Tokyo, San Francisco, Manila and Jakarta. Tidal waves wiped out low-lying...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 7, 2017 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
There’s an old gag I used to try on some of my more gullible friends in times past. Should gullibility ever come up, mention “did you know that the word gullible is not in the dictionary?” The goal, obviously, is to get them to look it up (and its...
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