by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 16, 2019 | Opinion, Politics
Election season has taken a bit of a break in the past few weeks, with the Trump impeachment show dominating the news and social media. That’s not to say stuff hasn’t happened, though. Kamala Harris just joined Beto O’Rourke, Bill De Blasio, Kirsten...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 6, 2019 | Guns, Opinion, Politics
When it comes to individual rights, some, to paraphrase Orwell, are ‘more equal than others.’ In private life and free discourse, it should not alarm us all that much that a political writer prioritizes free speech, a churchgoer prioritizes religious...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 21, 2019 | Opinion, Politics, Taxation
I had dinner with a group of friends last night, and in typical fashion, much of the conversation was political. One friend put forth a surprising (to me) assertion: that it was a proper function of government to provide health care to everyone. He called it a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 8, 2019 | Culture, Environment, Guns, Opinion, Politics
A current, virally popular Internet meme template is “Woman Yelling At A Cat,” which depicts Real Housewife of Beverly Hills Taylor Armstrong crying and pointing at a smug-looking (aren’t they all?) white cat, with a caption that mocks the woman for...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 23, 2019 | Guns, Opinion, Politics
Consider the word “ignorance.” Ignorance is, simply put, lack of knowledge or information. It differs from stupidity, or idiocy, or foolishness, in that it’s not a descriptor of a person, but merely of the information that a person possesses. As...
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