by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 21, 2017 | Economics, Politics
The history books tell us that Donald Trump gave one of the shorter inaugural speeches in presidential history. The symbolism, in length, in content and in style, should not be lost. His brief and plain speech was a third shorter than Obama’s two speeches and...
by Lee Maclin | Nov 21, 2016 | Opinion, Politics
I feel your pain. You came to this with what you thought were the best intentions, but you didn’t get what you wanted (I never get what I want). Now, you’re talking about moving to Canada or Spain, or seceding from the Union to live in the world’s sixth largest...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 15, 2016 | Culture
Consider the opening clause from a comment I recently found while perambulating around the Internet. It’s all fun and games until the religious zealot removes your freedoms Taken cold, it could be seen as having been written by a liberal bemoaning the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 13, 2016 | Opinion, Politics
Political campaigns, like advertising campaigns, can live and die with slogans, sound bites and catch-phrases. They also, increasingly, engage in battles over the meanings of particular words and phrases. Consider the argument over what Bernie Sanders’...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 11, 2016 | Election, Politics
The historic milestone election of Barack Obama eight years ago was not just about breaking the ultimate color barrier in America. It was the elevation of an almost messianic figure in the eyes of many. It was about starry-eyed “Hope and Change,” it was...
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