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 | Oct 23, 2020 | Culture, Election, Politics, Taxation
Joe Biden, if elected President, is going to raise taxes. Many (most?) people who plan to vote for him want him to do so. Of course, when they say “Joe’s going to raise taxes,” they really mean “Joe’s not going to raise my taxes,...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 13, 2020 | Culture, Economics, Opinion, Politics, Taxation
I’m old enough to remember that Saturday mornings were cartoon time on the local television channels, and I certainly partook of my share. Interspersed among the Jonny Quest, Magilla Gorilla, Wacky Races, The Pink Panther, and countless others were tons of...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 9, 2020 | Opinion, Politics
Hot on the heels of two substantial foreign policy successes (between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and between Serbia and Kosovo), a member of the Norwegian Parliament has nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. If you were unaware of those bits of foreign...
by Peter Venetoklis | Aug 30, 2020 | Election, Opinion, Politics
What an interesting time we live in. With just over seventy days until the election, we are faced with a choice between a boorish wild-man Untethered Orange Id (TM) and a senescent lifetime swamp rat. The President, who managed to have a good first year despite coming...
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