by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 6, 2018 | Culture, Economics, Education, Opinion, Politics
In the original illegal cross-country car race movie, The Gumball Rally, the Italian race car driver Franco, played with grand scenery-chewing excess by Raul Julia, informed the owner of the iconic Ferrari Daytona of “the first rule of Italian driving.”...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 5, 2018 | Culture, Economics, Education, Opinion, Politics, Taxation
I recently mentioned Jerry Seinfeld’s fun little series Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee as a prelude and “inspiration” for a discussion about the Left’s tolerance of some forms of prejudice. That same episode, featuring Bill Maher as a guest,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 30, 2018 | Opinion, Politics
Apologies for going full-Godwin in the title of this essay (for those unaware, “Godwin” is a reference to the increasing probability of a Nazi reference as an Internet discussion continues), but Justice Kennedy’s retirement announcement has turned...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 28, 2018 | Opinion, Politics
Nestled among all this week’s momentous news by and of the Supreme Court, we find the story of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28 year old Bernie Sanders acolyte who just upended the number-four Democrat in the House, 14 term incumbent Joe Crowley, in...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jun 26, 2018 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
A couple years ago, I penned an article titled The Rise of American Fascism, in which I noted that the economic element of fascism (tight government control of privately-owned business), which has been a hallmark of our nation for a long time, is increasingly being...
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