by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 6, 2018 | Culture, Education, Opinion, Politics
As the Kavanaugh confirmation saga nears its end, some news out of Harvard raises an interesting question. The fabled university, either under pressure from activist students or of its own volition, announced that Kavanaugh won’t be returning to teach a course...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 3, 2018 | Culture, Education, Politics
*Editor’s Note: This is a follow-up to Losing Americana, and part of a series on the “real” greatness of America. A political friend recently shared the observation: Indoctrination is a necessary evil to keep societies from being torn apart....
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 6, 2018 | Culture, Economics, Opinion, Politics
They say timing is everything, and they say there’s no such thing as bad publicity. We get to see this put to the test this week, as Nike dives into the deep end of the controversy pool by adding Colin Kaepernick to its fall advertising campaign. Kaepernick...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 5, 2018 | Culture, Opinion
Back in the early 90s, I worked with a young female engineer who was a hard-core feminist and heavily involved in NOW (the National Organization for Women). We got to be friends, and she gave me a lot of insight into the movement. At the time, the rule seemed to be...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 28, 2018 | Culture, Opinion
Scarlett Johansson, who by any reasonable measure has had a stellar movie career and will probably continue to do so for decades, recently got caught in the middle of a social justice imbroglio. The actress, who has since resigned from the role, was cast to play a...
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