by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 14, 2016 | Culture, Guns, Politics
In the first (brilliant) season of the HBO series True Detective, Detective Hart (played by Woody Harrison) cautions Detective Kohle (played by Matthew McConaughey) against letting predilections or presumptions interfere with rational analysis: You attach assumptions...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 23, 2016 | Culture
Much is made today of “cultural appropriation,” the act of emulating styles, behaviors, language, cuisine, etc that are rooted in or traditionally associated with other cultures. It’s the latest battlefield of the social justice warriors, who went so...
by Peter Venetoklis | May 4, 2016 | Culture, Election, Politics
Actress Lena Dunham recently joined the ranks of those celebrities who’ve suggested they might move out of the country if Trump gets elected president. While some of these wealthy and privileged have not specified their preferred destination, and at least a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 2, 2016 | Election, Politics
Donald Trump, Jr. appeared yesterday on the Opie radio show on SiriusXM, and presented both himself and his father in reasonable tones and with reasonable statements. As I listened to the interview/discussion, I found myself wondering if I shouldn’t soften my...
by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 6, 2016 | Election, Politics
The Economist reports that ISIS has established a strong foothold in the city of Sirte, which is in the middle of Libya’s Mediterranean coastline. ISIS reportedly controls about 180 miles of that coastline, centered on Sirte, and has 5000 fighters active there....
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