by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 20, 2016 | Election, Politics
A story that popped up in my news feed this morning provides a good take on the underpinnings of the current Republican fracture and ably assesses the possibility of a fundamental breakdown of the Republican party into distinct subgroups. In particular, it notes that...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 8, 2016 | Election, Politics
The most common descriptor in American politics is the Left-Right axis. Democrats and liberals are considered to be on and embody the Left, and Republicans and conservatives are considered to be on and embody the Right. The axis is woefully inadequate for the task...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 4, 2016 | Election, Politics
Fans of the rock/heavy metal band Black Sabbath will likely recognize the title’s reference, a play on the full title of the band’s magnificent anti-war opus. The song, commonly known as War Pigs, has as a full title War Pigs/Luke’s Wall and the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 2, 2016 | Election, Politics
Donald Trump, Jr. appeared yesterday on the Opie radio show on SiriusXM, and presented both himself and his father in reasonable tones and with reasonable statements. As I listened to the interview/discussion, I found myself wondering if I shouldn’t soften my...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 1, 2016 | Culture
The evolutionary biologist and noted atheist Richard Dawkins was caught up in a brouhaha after sharing on his Twitter feed a link to a video that mockingly depicts a commonality between the beliefs of Islamists and feminists. Dawkins’ tweet included the comment...
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