by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 24, 2017 | Economics
The story of United Airlines and Dr. David Dao offers a superb rebuttal to the people who reflexively argue that government is needed to forestall bad acts and address wrongs committed by Corporate America. For those few who remain unaware of the incident, United...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 23, 2017 | Guns
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “Were it not for the NRA’s incredible power over politicians, we’d have common sense gun control!” Saul Alinsky, leftist community...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 20, 2017 | Culture, Opinion
The science fiction classic Dune finds the main character invoking the “Litany Against Fear” as he endured a test of will. The Litany, which reads: I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 21, 2017 | Health, Opinion, Politics
Socialized medicine advocates argue their case from angles both moral and practical. Their moral case, that civilized societies take care of their weak and needy, suffers from two major flaws: it conflates “society,” i.e. you and me and that which we do...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 18, 2017 | Politics
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article continues the discussion of government and human nature, found here and here. Politics is, by definition, the relationship between people and governments, and most political conversations and debates are, at their core, about how much...
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