by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 27, 2020 | Economics, Opinion, Politics, Taxation
An interesting screed passed through my social media today. Interesting, not in a “hm, that makes good points” way, but in a “blindered by ideology” way. The author, Heather Cox Richardson, is a professor of history at Boston College, and a...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 23, 2020 | Culture, Education, Opinion, Politics
Six weeks ago, after roughly a week of clashes between protestors rallied by George Floyd’s killing and Seattle police, a six-block section of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood was ‘occupied’ and declared the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 22, 2020 | Guns, Opinion, Politics
There’s a public argument phenomenon that gun rights defenders and Second Amendment defenders are quite familiar with: “gotcha” questions written by the ill-informed. Step into any on-going debate over gun rights, and you’ll almost invariably...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 18, 2020 | Culture, Economics, Health, Opinion, Politics
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third of a recurring (and likely irregular) series of quick-hits. Because, not everything needs a thousand words. Thanks for reading! An Odd Hill A few readers took umbrage at my use of salty language in asking (yes, asking, I made no...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Jul 17, 2020 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
The argument over policing policy prompted by George Floyd’s death has reached a contrasting climax: on the one hand, protestors have taken to the streets in numbers not seen since the Civil Rights marches (in the midst of a pandemic, no less). On the other, we...
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