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 Eugene Darden Nicholas | Jan 10, 2018 | Opinion, Politics
A year since the election of the Trump administration, amid florid allegations, we get a few morsels of grounded accusations from courts of law, with all appropriate evidence. Mostly: Paul Manafort, the once-head of the Trump Presidential campaign, failed to pay...
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 | Dec 30, 2017 | Culture, Education, Opinion, Politics
I recently had the chance to watch Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 science fiction masterpiece Blade Runner, which in turn was based on a short story by science fiction writer Phillip K. Dick. I’m a fan of the original movie, and I...
by Peter Venetoklis | Dec 26, 2017 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
Ah, the art of the meme! How to present an idea or talking point in a visual form appealing enough to cause viral propagation. Memes are visual, and thus engage our brains differently than phrases, sentences, or paragraphs do. They follow the old adage that a picture...
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