by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 29, 2015 | Culture
Engaging in political discussion and posting opinion pieces on the Internet, as I have for the past few years, is the proverbial double-edged sword. On the one hand, having people read and appreciate what you write provides validation and satisfaction, for the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 8, 2015 | Election, Politics
Two months ago, I offered up some predictions, specifically, that Biden would throw his hat in the ring and that Bush would accumulate the support of those who were backing the also-rans in the GOP primary. Wrong on both counts. The former surprised me, and I suspect...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 21, 2015 | Election, Guns, Politics
Some political issues have short lives. Some tend to linger, or pop up from time to time before fading to the background. Some are timeless, seemingly never resolved to the point where the players and partisans accept that an outcome has evolved. Among those is the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 18, 2015 | Election, Politics
Completely off the cuff and with full expectation that I’ll be wrong… Joe Biden will throw his hat into the ring for the Dem nomination. He’ll have put on a show of reluctance and careful contemplation. A groundswell of clamoring from his...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 9, 2015 | Election, Immigration, Politics
Lets roll the clock back a few months, say, to May. Libertarianism seemed to be gaining traction with many in the GOP, Rand Paul, running a campaign as a libertarian-ish Republican candidate for the GOP nomination for President, was polling well, and the Republicans...
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