by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 17, 2020 | Opinion, Politics
I’ve long held the belief that NY Governor Andrew Cuomo has presidential aspirations. That belief has been bolstered of late by a number of his actions and public postures, including his myriad bits of self-congratulation regarding his handling of the COVID-19...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 11, 2020 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
Remember 2005? It wasn’t that long ago. George W. Bush started his second term in office. The Iraq War entered its third year. Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became Iraq’s President, and pressed forward with a nuclear program...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 6, 2020 | Culture, Economics, Election, Health, Opinion, Politics
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth of a recurring (and highly irregular) series of quick-hits. Because, not everything needs a thousand words. Thanks for reading! Biden’s Mask Duplicity President-Elect Joe Biden has informed us of one element of his...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Dec 3, 2020 | Election, Opinion, Politics
An outsider that looked at a system of 90% disapproval, with 90% non-adaptivity, would conclude there was some kind of fundamental flaw. Most Americans agree this is true of our political system. Ask a spectrum of Americans if they think the system is broken, and...
by Peter Venetoklis | Nov 27, 2020 | Health, Opinion, Politics
Editors Note: This article is a follow-up to Inconvenience or Devastation, which explores citizens’ motivations in complying with pandemic lockdowns. In the grand tradition of dividing people into two groups, today sort people based on their attitude toward...
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