by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 1, 2017 | Opinion, Politics
Nineteen years ago, a Russian professor named Igor Panarin predicted the disintegrtion of the United States “within a few years,” perhaps by 2010. He expected the nation to fracture into six parts. Obviously, his prediction didn’t come true, but the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 29, 2017 | Economics, Politics
As the Senate struggles to assemble a tax reform bill good enough to garner 50 votes, one palliative (or buy-off) that speaks volumes is a reported provision that will work as a tax increase “trigger” should future revenues fall short. This sop stinks for...
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 | Nov 16, 2017 | Culture, Opinion
Many who champion government involvement in people’s lives and decisions purport to do so to protect the weak, the disadvantaged, the oppressed, the less “privileged,” and the more vulnerable members of society. That last category was illuminated by...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 7, 2017 | Economics, Politics
Everything old is new again, and old tropes, sound-bites, metaphors, and talking points never quite seem to fade away into oblivion, even when they truly deserve to do so. Their re-emergence is predictable to the point of boredom, as is evinced by the Left’s...
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