by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 12, 2014 | Culture
I watched an episode of the CBS television detective series Elementary, titled No Lack of Void, last night. For those not familiar with the show, it’s a modern telling of the Sherlock Holmes story, set in New York City, with Jonny Lee Miller as Holmes and Lucy...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 15, 2014 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
In a recent column, conservative writer Jonah Goldberg discussed how NBC’s coverage of the Sochi Olympics completely ignored the horrors of the Soviet Union in its retrospectives and color commentary. Words and phrases included “history’s pivotal...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 2, 2014 | Culture
I’m a regular listener to and a big fan of the radio personality and former standup comic Ron Bennington, currently heard on satellite radio. Some time back, before the 2012 elections, he discussed Paul Ryan’s mention that he was a big fan of Rage Against...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 30, 2013 | Politics
One of the arguments being put forth by people from all over the left-right spectrum regarding the NSA’s broad collection of telephone data and “metadata” is that it’s essential to the War on Terror and to the security of the American people....
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 3, 2013 | Culture, Economics, Politics
‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.’ I’ve long criticized President Obama, his spokespeople and his supporters for playing fast and...
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