by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 2, 2014 | Culture, Economics, Politics
Here’s a fascinating observation: The biggest cultural predictor that you will be trusting, trustworthy, generous, fair, and so on is the extent to which you come from a market-oriented society. People from traditional societies, from tribal societies, from non-...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 24, 2014 | Politics
There’s a soundbite bouncing around out in the liberal landscape. It’s being expressed as a variation of take back our country or take back America. It was recently expressed by Elizabeth Warren, who stated during an appearance on Bill Maher’s show:...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 11, 2014 | Politics
During the last few years’ perambulations through Internet message boards and comments sections, I’ve come to notice a not-uncommon accusation, typically originating from conservative quarters, regarding President Obama’s intent towards the nation....
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 10, 2014 | Culture, Politics
I caught an interview of Joe Perry, one of the core members of the band Aerosmith, the other day on satellite radio. He was shilling a new book, which is apparently and in part a rebuttal to the book that his bandmate Steven Tyler released a while back. Tyler and...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 1, 2014 | Culture
A couple months ago I embroiled myself in yet another argument with conservatives regarding gay marriage. As previous posts on this page make very clear, I support the right of gay couples to access the same legal and tax benefits and to choose to bind themselves with...
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