by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 25, 2016 | Culture, Politics
A few years ago, I attended a small party, a birthday celebration for a friend of a friend. The celebrant’s husband worked for the United Nations, as did some of the other party goers (all Europeans). They were nice enough people, but my lingering memory of that...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 23, 2016 | Culture, Politics
It was rather predictable that the Orlando shooting would devolve into an effort to further strip citizens of their rights. The Left wants gun rights infringed in various fashions, the Right wants more power granted to law enforcement, both sides want to curtail 4th...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 22, 2016 | Culture, Education
Ever cross paths with a woman carrying around a small dog as a fashion accessory? Oftentimes, those little creatures can be seen quivering in fear from the overload of oversized surroundings, loud noises, hustle and bustle. I imagine that some students at the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 21, 2016 | Culture, Politics
There’s a long-standing tradition in politics of deeming the guy at the top “stupid” if you don’t like his politics. George W. Bush is arguably the most famous of our recent presidents to suffer such slings and arrows, but if you Google...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 20, 2016 | Guns, Politics
The Orlando shooting’s deflection and devolvement into yet another gun rights debate has, predictably, brought bobbing to the surface the same old arguments and tropes in favor of infringing on citizens’ rights, including simultaneous arguments that the...
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