by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 21, 2015 | Culture, Education
The Wall Street Journal recently posted an article discussing whether the college fraternity system should be done away with, in a pro- and con- format. I won’t discuss the details of the debate, because the question alone is sufficient to raise a broader issue....
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 14, 2015 | Culture, Environment, Politics
David Harsanyi has a piece over at Reason that observes how the government often gets it wrong when putting forth health-related guidelines. Among others, the government got it wrong on cholesterol, saturated fat, salt, second-hand cigarette smoke, eating breakfast in...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 11, 2015 | Election, Politics
Thus goes the belief that a subset of Republican voters hold. They want the party to nominate and the voters to support the candidates who stand the best chance of beating their Democratic counterparts. They believe that majority control of Congress and control of the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 6, 2015 | Opinion
Strong words, these are. They imply elements physical and psychological. As a guiding principle, they seem most apt for prisons or a totalitarian regimes. They were the motto posted at the TSA air marshal training center headquarters post 9/11. In-flight air marshals...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 5, 2015 | Opinion
Have a conversation about immigration reform, and you’re very likely to end up talking about amnesty. Have a conversation about gay marriage, and you’re increasingly likely to stray into the story about the bakery forced to bake a “gay wedding”...
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