by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 7, 2017 | Opinion, Politics
Donald Trump, yesterday, fulfilled a campaign promise by formally recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and announcing the beginning of the process to move America’s embassy there. The hysterics began when it was first rumored he would do so, and...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Dec 6, 2017 | Politics
EDITOR’S NOTE: This essay is a follow-up to October’s Oh, Catalonia! Let’s look at questions of state legitimacy as a series of Matryoshka dolls, working down to the level of Catalan desires for independence. The outside doll: the function of the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 2, 2017 | Economics, Taxation
Last night, in the wee hours, the Senate finally passed its version of the tax reform bill. While the final version will depend on the conference between the House and the Senate, it’s safe to say that the bill is a mixed bag. Some will get what they want, some...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 1, 2017 | Opinion, Politics
Nineteen years ago, a Russian professor named Igor Panarin predicted the disintegrtion of the United States “within a few years,” perhaps by 2010. He expected the nation to fracture into six parts. Obviously, his prediction didn’t come true, but the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 30, 2017 | Guns
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “Oh, please! No one wants to take your guns away!” When gun rights defenders resist calls for more “sensible” gun regulation,...
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