by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 12, 2015 | Election, Politics
I recently saw mention of the notion that Bernie Sanders’ supporters believe that cronyism (a core aspect of of our current government) can be remedied by the vigorous application of socialism. Both involve Big Government, i.e. substantial government involvement...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 30, 2015 | Politics
My morning perambulations around the Internet included a thread discussing what “libertarian” means in the context of foreign policy and a(nother) quiz that promised to place me on the political grid. The former is quite commonplace in libertarian circles,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 5, 2015 | Opinion
Have a conversation about immigration reform, and you’re very likely to end up talking about amnesty. Have a conversation about gay marriage, and you’re increasingly likely to stray into the story about the bakery forced to bake a “gay wedding”...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 31, 2015 | Culture, Not Politics, Opinion
Name a professional athlete, one at the very top of his or her game. We all know the names: Mays, DiMaggio, Montana, Payton, Gretzky, Howe, Pele, Jordan, Russell, Nicklaus, Woods, Federer, Graf, Williams, Ali, Robinson. How about a seminal name in music, one whose...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 16, 2015 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
It was announced yesterday that the jury considering the penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the recently convicted Boston Marathon bomber, elected to sentence him to death. The reaction I’ve read on social media has been overwhelmingly favorable, with many...
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