by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 23, 2020 | Culture, Election, Politics, Taxation
Joe Biden, if elected President, is going to raise taxes. Many (most?) people who plan to vote for him want him to do so. Of course, when they say “Joe’s going to raise taxes,” they really mean “Joe’s not going to raise my taxes,...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Oct 14, 2020 | Election, Opinion, Politics
Consider the phrase, “to compromise.” In politics, it’s the grease that lubricates the axles of government, and it’s something we probably need more of today. Consider a slight variation, “to be compromised.” In politics, it’s...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 13, 2020 | Culture, Economics, Opinion, Politics, Taxation
I’m old enough to remember that Saturday mornings were cartoon time on the local television channels, and I certainly partook of my share. Interspersed among the Jonny Quest, Magilla Gorilla, Wacky Races, The Pink Panther, and countless others were tons of...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 9, 2020 | Opinion, Politics
Hot on the heels of two substantial foreign policy successes (between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and between Serbia and Kosovo), a member of the Norwegian Parliament has nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. If you were unaware of those bits of foreign...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 12, 2020 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
The social and cultural reverberations of the George Floyd killing continue, in ever-more-worrisome form. Major cities around the nation are devolving into criminal chaos, with shootings, homicides, vandalism, and looting spiking. Urban flight is increasing, with home...
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