by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 13, 2016 | Culture, Politics
Pop quiz. What do gun control, Planned Parenthood, and the minimum wage have in common? Got an answer? Now, add pot prohibition to the list. Does that change your answer? The essay title, of course, gave the answers away. The first three are high priority issues for...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 10, 2016 | Guns
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “Your gun makes me feel unsafe! I have a right to feel safe!” If you are reading this essay, you are very likely familiar with the first...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 8, 2016 | Election, Politics
Donald Trump said some vulgar things a decade ago. In the grand traditions of “three can keep a secret if two are dead” and “always assume a microphone is live,” his words have come back to haunt his campaign. Everyone is outraged, the GOP...
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 | Oct 3, 2016 | Environment, Opinion
Humans often pride themselves on their individuality, on their standing “apart from the crowd, and on their self-professed superiority to the unwashed masses of humanity. Humans are, however, quite common and predictable in their behaviors, especially when it...
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