by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 18, 2016 | Culture, Guns, Opinion
An American woman set a record at this year’s Olympic games. She became the first woman and the first summer Olympian to medal in six consecutive Olympics. Only one other athlete in the entire history of the Games has matched this feat (an Italian man who...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 24, 2016 | Drug Policy
Recent news concerning the overdose death of Prince points at the possibility that the pain pills he was taking were counterfeit. It seems that Prince thought he was taking Vicodin (or the generic equivalent), but the pills were actually Fentanyl. The linked article...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 19, 2016 | Health
Obamacare is in a death spiral. This was predicted, years back during its conception and inception, by many. It is, today, despite the unassailable reality, being ignored by many. Those who warned against its enactment (myself included) also predicted that, when it...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 12, 2016 | Culture, Immigration, Opinion
The civil war in Syria and the constant flux in the territory across Syria, Iraq and Turkey that is controlled by ISIS have gone on long enough to suggest that the “known” borders of those nations are destined for the dustbin of history. This new reality...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 2, 2016 | Education, Health, Politics
Political satirist P. J. O’Rourke famously quipped: If you think health care is expensive now, wait until … it’s free. He first offered this observation way back in May, 1993, when then-First Lady Hillary Clinton was leading an effort to overhaul health...
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