by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 9, 2014 | Politics
Consider four quotes from President Obama: I am elected by you. I am constrained, as they are constrained, by a system that our Founders put in place. – April 2013 Unfortunately, you’ve grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 28, 2014 | Culture, Economics
President Obama recently delivered a speech, in which he stated: those at the top are doing better than ever too many Americans are working harder than ever just to keep up it’s our job to reverse those trends, and we’ve gotta build an economy that works...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 10, 2014 | Culture
Take a look at any large organization in the USA and you are certain to find statements and programs dedicated to promoting “diversity.” Look at those programs and read those statements and you are likely to find that “diversity” refers to...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 21, 2014 | Culture, Politics
Pick a “social good” government initiative at random. Legislation and regulation directed at tobacco, at alcohol, at narcotics or psychotropics, at sugar, at trans-fats, at sodium, at obesity, at poverty – take your choice. Got one? Good. First,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 13, 2014 | Culture, Drug Policy, Opinion
Consider your “natural rights.” Jefferson codified these as “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” More specifically, your natural rights include all those listed in the Bill of Rights, plus rights that haven’t been enumerated...
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