by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 22, 2013 | Culture, Economics, Politics
If you take any interest at all in food trends, it’s certain you’ve heard the term “sustainable.” Sustainability is the latest fad in the foodie world, and it has spread out into the various liberal-chic and progressive neighborhoods and social...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 20, 2013 | Politics
One of the standard accusations that liberals, Democrats, progressives and other statists lob at libertarians is that libertarians are simply closeted Republicans, conservative-lite, or right-wingers who want to use drugs. As “proof” of this, they flesh...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 19, 2013 | Politics
Today I came across this quote by Frank Herbert, the science fiction writer who authored the book Dune: All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. The...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 17, 2013 | Environment
I’ve been skeptical of the alarmist version of anthropogenic global warming for some time now. The roots and basis of my skepticism are fleshed out in a much longer piece that’s still in the works, but all that can be set aside in favor of a short and...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 16, 2013 | Economics
Conventional wisdom, common vernacular, or whatever you want to call it tells us that Republicans are the party of Business, Democrats the party of Government, and Business and Government are the two ends of a spectrum or two poles of a magnet. If you think business...
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