by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 12, 2017 | Economics, Health, Opinion
Political debates (and not just political debates) tend to be chock-full of cheap tactics and assorted logical fallacies. When it comes to the health care debate, two in particular tend to stand out, and they’re often linked. Those who argue in favor of heavy...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 9, 2017 | Culture, Opinion
It is a malady confined to man, and not seen in any other creature, to hate and despise himself. — Michel de Montaigne My household “reading room,” a locale that lends itself to the consumption of short bits of written material, has amongst its...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 6, 2017 | Culture, Health, Opinion, Politics
A question recently arose in a political forum I frequent, as to whether making birth control pills over-the-counter (and thus drastically reducing the cost of acquiring them) would appease the reproductive-rights scolds. This is a proposal that has been floating...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 4, 2017 | Culture, Economics, Politics
Locavore. Farm-to-Table. Artisanal. Organic. Non-GMO. So go the labels for a modern trend among progressive, socially conscious diners, who see our industrialized, mass-production, agriculture industry as something to be eschewed, derided, and protested. This...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 28, 2017 | Economics, Opinion, Politics
A silly little graphic popped up on my Facebook feed today. It presented a two-dimensional political chart, with authoritarian at the top, libertarian at the bottom, economic-left on the left and economic-right on the right. It then devolved this political spectrum...
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