by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Aug 16, 2021 | Opinion, Politics
Our Afghanistan project has failed. The Afghan National Army (ANA) has disintegrated, and as we leave, the Taliban fill the vacuum with breathtaking speed. What went wrong? The basic explanations are the only ones necessary. The first is that their holy book teaches...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 2, 2021 | Health, Opinion, Politics
As the Delta variant of COVID-19 wends its way through the populace, our alarmist class feels the standard twitch-reflex of those who wield power, i.e. “DO SOMETHING!” It is spurred on by those in the electorate who allow themselves to be driven by the...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 28, 2021 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
I recently dubbed “great” the it-word of the day. That proclamation served my thoughts of that moment, but does short shrift to the tomes worth of other it-words and phrases that relentlessly assault our eyes and ears in these modern, turbulent times. One...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 27, 2021 | Culture, Opinion, Politics
A couple decades back, I briefly dated a British woman who, in a political conversation whose specific subject is lost to memory, voiced the phrase: Because we’re smarter than they are. That, as opposed to the particulars of our discussion, seared itself in my...
by Peter Venetoklis | Jul 16, 2021 | Culture, Education, Opinion, Politics
The educational hubbub of our time is the debate over teaching Critical Race Theory in our schools. Teachers’ unions, the Biden administration, and many progressive politicians have advocated its inclusion in the core curriculum, and some districts have already...
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