by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 22, 2018 | Opinion, Politics
Consider this adage, from writer Carl Shirky: Institutions will try to preserve the problem to which they are the solution. Now, consider the laundry list of social problems that have lingered for decades, despite the best efforts of big government, advocacy groups,...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Mar 10, 2018 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
Consider the Bible’s Matthew Effect, often interpreted as “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” At first this would seem unchristian, hardly of the same school as “the meek shall inherit the earth.” Seen through the lens of life...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 2, 2018 | Culture, Economics, Immigration, Opinion, Politics
In a move that further roiled an already-jittery stock market, President Trump announced substantial tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, supposedly in the name of national security. The assertion is risible, but it makes for great theater for the protectionists...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 26, 2018 | Economics, Opinion, Politics
Public unions appear to be in a cold sweat over this week’s Supreme Court case, Janus vs AFSCME, Council 31, a case that focuses on whether an employee can be forced to pay dues to a union. Current law in some states mandates that a non-union employee...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 21, 2018 | Economics, Health, Opinion, Politics
This week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case regarding mandatory union dues (Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31), a case that should, if decided in the direction of liberty, extend right-to-work rules...
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