by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 9, 2017 | Election, Politics
The attached Twitter comment recently caught my eye. Its tone is one of disbelief, and its intent is as a head-shaking lament about President-elect Trump’s cabinet nominations. I’m sure that Ashley’s like-minded followers commiserated in their...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 8, 2017 | Guns
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “Do you think the Second Amendment gives you the right to own a nuclear bomb!?” Believe it or not, there are people who trot this argument out....
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 5, 2017 | Politics
Had I written or uttered such a phrase before November 8, 2016, most of you would have laughed your asses off and mirthfully mocked me. It is quite the oxymoron. Yet, in another example of how the election of Donald J. Trump has turned corners of the political world...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 21, 2016 | Culture, Environment
A common and long-running theme among statist big thinkers is that people are having too many babies and thereby overtaxing the planet. We first heard such negativity from Thomas Malthus nearly 250 years ago, but have yet to witness the famine and resource depletion...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 16, 2016 | Election, Politics
An article in the NY Daily News recently caught my eye. It notes that Trump’s cabinet picks are, by and large, far less educated (per the author’s measure) than the people they are replacing. Given the Daily News’ rampant anti-Trumpism (google...
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