by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 3, 2015 | Culture, Economics, Politics
The recent ruling by the Supreme Court that affirms gay marriage nationwide has been met with jubilation by many and trepidation by many others. Amid many of the latter’s reasons (some of which are slippery-slope fallacies, some of which are laments about...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 23, 2015 | Opinion
A common style of attack against libertarianism involves questioning how a libertarian world would handle a particular difficult situation. While it is legitimate and beneficial, when theorizing about the mechanics and minutiae of libertarianism (something that many...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 5, 2015 | Opinion
Have a conversation about immigration reform, and you’re very likely to end up talking about amnesty. Have a conversation about gay marriage, and you’re increasingly likely to stray into the story about the bakery forced to bake a “gay wedding”...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 27, 2015 | Culture, Health, Politics
There’s a meme bouncing around the political blogosphere that says we need to demand the minimum wage be raised because Walmart. The rationale goes like this: The government provides various safety nets regarding health care and other basics, including programs...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 1, 2015 | Culture, Politics
Buried within the hyperventilating about Indiana’s recently enacted religious freedom law – a law that says (per USA Today): the government cannot “substantially burden” a person’s ability to follow their religious beliefs, unless it can...
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