by Peter Venetoklis | Feb 2, 2021 | Election, Opinion, Politics
Joe Biden became the Democrats’ nominee by projecting a “milder” agenda than the balance of the Democratic primary field. His party barely squeaked out a victory against a President who failed to capitalize on the various policy successes of his...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 29, 2021 | Economics, Opinion, Politics
Speculative fiction writers, whether they be “science-y” or not, often bring us visions of possible futures. Some are optimistic, some less so. Some fall into the “dystopian” category, defined by the Oxford Languages folks as, “relating...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 28, 2021 | Economics, Environment, Health, Opinion, Politics
As promised (or as threatened, if you prefer), President Biden has made quick moves to advance the “greening” of America. Or, more accurately, to satiate the green lobby, an unholy alliance of ignorant virtucrats and corporate rent-seekers. He killed the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 15, 2021 | Economics, Politics
Way back in the day, which in modern measurement means the previous Presidential campaign, Democratic candidate were all of a mind on doubling the national minimum wage. That there is a mountain of scholarship explaining why this is a Bad Idea from an economic...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 8, 2021 | Election, Politics
The doer and the thinker, no allowance for the other – Gerald “Little Milton” Bostock A disinterested observer might conclude that there have been two Donald Trumps. There is the doer, someone who had some significant accomplishments during his...
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