by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 8, 2013 | Drug Policy, Taxation
The nation is moving, in fits and starts, baby steps and backslides, towards legalizing marijuana. Why pot became illegal and has remained so for 75 years is a head-shaking and toe-curling story that few are aware of, a story full of lies, hysteria, ignorance and...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 7, 2013 | Culture, Politics
In October 2012, the WSJ ran an interview with Ron Johnson a small-government-minded businessman who got elected Senator in Wisconsin in 2010. Therein, he stated: The government isn’t here to solve our problems. We need government. It’s necessary. But by...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 31, 2013 | Culture, Politics
A joke I’ve heard and repeated is that government incompetence is the only thing that has saved us from totalitarianism. There’s a ring of truth to the gag, which makes it more than just a throwaway dig at big government. But it seems especially apt as we...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 28, 2013 | Culture, Politics
Senator Rand Paul has recently tilted at another windmill by sponsoring an amendment that requires politicians to be subject to the same rules and laws as the people they govern. It’s a great idea, but I think the nation has gone too far down the wrong path for...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 27, 2013 | Taxation
There was a story on FoxNews.com today about how Alaska has lost its pre-eminence as an oil producing state as the domestic oil boom continues (thank you hydraulic fracturing, no thanks to you Mr. President). The story suggests that an unfavorable taxation structure...
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