by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 22, 2021 | Culture, Election, Immigration, Opinion, Politics
Biden inaugurated his presidency with a bang, or more aptly, a torrent of executive orders, and in doing so, established a particular tone of governance. Sad to say, it’s not what I had hoped, although I can’t even remotely say I’m surprised. First...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 21, 2021 | Election, Opinion, Politics
Yesterday, Joe Biden got sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. In his acceptance speech, Biden spoke the word “unity/uniting” eleven times, and he declared that, We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 19, 2021 | Election, Opinion, Politics
The Capitol riot is quite possibly the biggest gift the Democrats could have wished for, ahead of Biden’s inauguration. It will be used to vilify the entirety of the Republican Party and its voters, no matter how horrified they were at the riot, no matter how...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 16, 2021 | Culture, Election, Opinion, Politics
There was a man, of libertarian leanings, who found that he enjoyed talking politics. His business being business, he was a subscriber to the Wall Street Journal, and in time found himself drawn to the editorials published daily therein. He soon discovered that the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 13, 2021 | Election, Opinion, Politics
As the Trump-impeachment movement gains steam, I am prompted to recall some relevant history. A bit of it older: The Republican Party basically telling Nixon “resign or we will impeach you.” A bit of it more recent: my multiple blog posts this summer about...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jan 11, 2021 | Culture, Election, Opinion, Politics
The political and cultural aftermath of the Capitol riot is already upon us, with Big Tech opting to ‘cancel’ the Parler social media platform that has become a go-to refuge for conservatives and Trumpists unhappy with Twitter’s increasingly...
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