by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 26, 2018 | Culture, Economics, Immigration, Opinion, Politics, Taxation
In some of the (many) arguments about socialism in which I’ve engaged, its defenders point at the successes of communes and kibbutzes as “proof” that socialism can work and as a refutation to my assertion that it is always doomed to fail. There are...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 20, 2018 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
A major piece in the Atlantic, and a related article at ABC News, point to an emerging problem for the Left: Their identity politics narrative isn’t working out for them. The Atlantic article offers some revealing statistics: 25% of Americans are “devoted...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 18, 2018 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
I had an odd little conversation with someone on the Internet a couple days ago, one where my counterpart actively defended socialism and communism as worthy ideals. Normally, such dialogues go a standard “it simply hasn’t been done right” path,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 7, 2018 | Economics, Opinion, Politics
If you’re a libertarian, you’ve heard this before. If you’re a reflexive basher of libertarianism who lurks in libertarian neighborhoods, you’ve probably used it. If you’re neither, well, read on… A libertarian Facebook page...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 2, 2018 | Guns, Politics
In a textbook combination of “late to the party” and “seize the moment,” a number of our liberal politicians have suddenly gone nonlinear over 3D printed guns. Their histrionics would be laughable if they weren’t so insidious, because...
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