by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Apr 24, 2018 | Culture, Drug Policy, Economics, Opinion, Politics
The State, in using its carceral system to support its continued carceral endeavors in order to serve the interests of the incarcerators, has created a terrible feedback loop. Since the Clinton administration, America’s carceral system has been driven by...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 12, 2018 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
Every day in America, about 11,000 people celebrate their 18th birthday. That means that, every day in America, about 11,000 people reach voting age. An oft-quoted adage notes, If you’re not a socialist before you’re twenty-five, you have no heart; if you are a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Apr 8, 2018 | Economics, Politics
The UK’s Guardian news organization, known for its measured opinions and staid style (that’s sarcasm, by the way), cranked up some of my political acquaintances with a report of a “shocking” study that predicted the world’s richest 1% could...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 25, 2018 | Culture, Guns, Opinion, Politics
Or… Giving Away The Rights They Don’t Think Matter Yesterday, protestors marched all over the world to protest gun violence and demand more gun control be imposed on America’s citizens. These marches, led by the young, captured national headlines...
by Peter Venetoklis | Mar 10, 2018 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
A few weeks ago, “The View” co-star Joy Behar mocked Vice President Mike Pence’s Christian beliefs, and in particular the idea that God speaks to him: “It’s one thing to talk to Jesus, it’s another thing when Jesus talks to you. … That’s...
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