by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 4, 2020 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
As the George Floyd protests continue to be overshadowed by the looters, rioters, and the simply violent, people who are used to splitting everything into the standard left-right divide are cherry-picking their culprits. Progressives are blaming white supremacists,...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 30, 2020 | Economics, Opinion, Politics, Taxation
Joe Biden was born on November 20, 1942. Donald Trump was born June 14, 1946. Barring a seismic shift in the political landscape, America’s next president will be either 78 or 74 on Inauguration Day 2021. This will be a record, breaking the previous record (that...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 29, 2020 | Opinion, Politics
There’s an interesting thing happening in the wake of the collapse of the Mueller probe and the Russian collusion narrative. The curtains are being pulled aside, bit by bit, and we are learning of misdeeds and shenanigans at the highest levels of government and...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 24, 2020 | Health, Opinion, Politics
We will learn many lessons, in the coming months, from the COVID-19 pandemic. While I have been circumspect in drawing hasty or premature conclusions, in believing particular models or projections, or in concluding whether Policy A or B or C has been good or...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 20, 2020 | Economics, Health, Opinion, Politics
Thomas Mann, writer, philanthropist, social critic, and Nobel Laureate, told us, nearly a century ago, that “everything is politics.” COVID-19 and the response to it are no exception. I have little doubt that every action taken in response to the pandemic...
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