by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 22, 2016 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
One of my disappointments in Gary Johnson’s version of libertarianism lies in what many (erroneously in my opinion) call the question of religious liberty. Or, more colloquially, the gay wedding cake issue. His position, elaborated in a Reason article from...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 19, 2016 | Guns
“The Founding Fathers didn’t and couldn’t envision the modern world!” Indeed. They couldn’t have imagined that the nation they created would have devolved to one that took half of many people’s income. The Boston Tea Party was over...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 15, 2016 | Culture, Education, Opinion
I caught a recent interview between magician Penn Jillette and libertarian journalist Nick Gillespie (and broke my no-listening rule because I wanted to hear Penn’s thoughts on Trump, given his extensive first-hand contact with him). The interview ranges far and...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 5, 2016 | Election
Someone sent a copy of Donald Trump’s 1995 tax return to the New York Times. The Times then shared it with the world. This particular year’s return included a nearly one billion dollar write-off, and the write-off and the embarrassment/outrage it might...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 15, 2016 | Health, Politics
Conventional wisdom has, for decades, informed us that foods high in cholesterol increase our blood cholesterol levels. As it turned out, conventional wisdom is wrong. Not for the first time, and not for the last. We shouldn’t be distressed by this. It is the...
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