by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 3, 2019 | Culture, Economics, Politics
It should astound me that, even as Venezuela’s socialist dream collapses into a humanitarian disaster, the front-runner for the Democratic Presidential nomination is a proudly declarative socialist, and the de facto policy voice of the party is a young socialist...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 1, 2019 | Culture, Economics, Opinion
I recently had a conversation with a good friend about the selfish motives of some who engage in charitable giving. Specifically, he felt those who made anonymous donations were better people than those who received recognition for their donations, whether that be a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 27, 2019 | Economics, Environment, Health, Opinion, Politics
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pulled a fun little prank on the Democrats yesterday, by scheduling a vote on their Green New Deal. Take a moment and read or skim the text. It’s not that long. I’ll call attention to three bits. First, the opening...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 25, 2019 | Opinion, Politics
There’s an aspect of human instinct that leads us to resist admission of error. Whether this is a feature or a flaw is a debate for another time and place, but we don’t have to weigh the merits of the behavior to recognize that it exists. It’s rooted...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 23, 2019 | Opinion, Politics
So, the long-expected Special Prosecutor investigation has finally concluded, and his report is in the hands of the Attorney General. I’m content to wait for the report, or a summary/Reader’s Digest version, to be released, but I appear to be in the...
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