by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of a series of articles on gun rights. Each addresses a common anti-gun trope. “Thinking that you need guns to protect you from the government is stupid. America will never become Nazi Germany!” The history and origin of...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 26, 2017 | Opinion, Politics
And Suppose You Were A Member of Congress; But I Repeat Myself Thus goes a famous Mark Twain aphorism. It held true when he said it, and it holds true today. The perpetual head-scratching and WTF utterances by our Commander in Chief (who is not and has never been a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 22, 2017 | Culture, Opinion
Ever think that something is so crazy that it can never actually happen? Or, that when it does happen, it can never be topped? I used to, but the news proved me wrong so many times I stopped making such presumptions. Today’s bit of OFFS: A University of...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 18, 2017 | Culture, Opinion
The Harvey Weinstein saga, so sordid that it started an avalanche of dialogue about Hollywood’s casting-couch dirty laundry, has bloomed outward into social media and the broader culture. Actress Alyssa Milano started a hashtag movement, #metoo, given women from...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 15, 2017 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
Comedian George Lopez made tabloid headlines today, thanks to a Trump-bashing performance that fell so flat he was booed off the stage. As the story goes, Lopez was performing at a fundraiser, a major donor asked that he tone down the Trump jokes, and Lopez apparently...
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