by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 16, 2018 | Drug Policy, Opinion
Ninety-nine years ago today, America, in an epic demonstration of naive, puritanical folly, went dry. It took 13 years to recognize that folly and undo Prohibition. In that time, the only “success” was found in the criminal underworld, where the enormous...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 12, 2018 | Immigration, Opinion, Politics
Today’s installment of the Trump side show is the sturm-und-drang around his alleged description of Haiti and some African nations as “shitholes,” in regard to a proposal to offer special protections for immigrants from those countries. Trump...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 9, 2018 | Opinion, Politics
A somewhat ambling text chat with a political friend yesterday coalesced around Trump, upcoming elections, and the Left’s goals and strategy – as in “What are they?” It’s easy to figure out what they’re against (anything Trump), and...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 8, 2018 | Taxation
Proving that there’s no more dangerous place on earth than the space between a liberal politician and other people’s money, the governors of California and New York have been seething over the part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that limits the deductibility...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 3, 2018 | Economics, Health
A recent announcement in the UK, that all non-essential surgery scheduled in January is to be cancelled in order to free up hospital space in expectation of a heavy flu season, raises a reality that advocates for socialized medicine in America routinely overlook or...
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