by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 27, 2016 | Election, Politics
Stress tends to bring people’s true colors out, a truism observed by the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy....
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 26, 2016 | Culture, Politics
I’m a libertarian. This means that, unless I deliberately seek one out, I run very little risk of finding myself in a libertarian echo chamber. I live in a reliably blue state/county/metropolitan area/city. This means that, unless I deliberately seek to avoid...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 25, 2016 | Culture, Politics
A few years ago, I attended a small party, a birthday celebration for a friend of a friend. The celebrant’s husband worked for the United Nations, as did some of the other party goers (all Europeans). They were nice enough people, but my lingering memory of that...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 23, 2016 | Immigration, Politics
Among the rulings handed down today by the Supreme Court is a one-sentence affirmation of a lower court ruling that blocked the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) plan. I won’t go into the details of the plan here,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 21, 2016 | Culture, Politics
There’s a long-standing tradition in politics of deeming the guy at the top “stupid” if you don’t like his politics. George W. Bush is arguably the most famous of our recent presidents to suffer such slings and arrows, but if you Google...
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