by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 8, 2016 | Economics, Health, Politics
The attached graphic crossed my browser screen today. As you can see, it’s an OMG BIG PHARMA IS EVIL graphic from the Bernie Sanders camp. It asserts that a particular drug is four times more expensive in America than it is in three nations that have socialized...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 4, 2016 | Opinion, Politics
A wonderful quote appeared in my newsfeed the other morning: Progress cannot be plotted and blueprinted in advance; that is why it is progress. It reminded me of an anecdote from my engineering days. In an all-hands meeting regarding the technology project I was...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 31, 2016 | Culture
The internet has gone all atwitter over a recording of a woman berating a Lyft driver for having a Hawaiian hula doll on his dashboard. The short video is well worth a watch, if only to demonstrate that social justice warriors (SJWs) do exist in real life and do fit...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 31, 2016 | Election, Politics
Our minds are extremely malleable. We constantly adjust our thoughts and ideas as we gather new information and are exposed to new viewpoints. When we find ideas that “fit,” that make sense to us, and that align with our values, we tend to seek them out...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 30, 2016 | Election, Immigration, Politics
The circle has closed. Donald Trump, who bested 16 other candidates for the Republican Presidential nomination with incendiary rhetoric and outlandish promises regarding illegal immigrants, has abandoned the posture that elevated him to the top. In doing so, he is...
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