by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 8, 2021 | Culture, Economics, Opinion, Politics, Taxation
Back in 1969, bureaucrats testified to Congress that 155 high earners had managed to work their tax returns to where they paid no income tax… in one specific year. Anyone who understands the vagaries of business investing, capital gains and losses, tax loss...
by Peter Venetoklis | Oct 7, 2021 | Opinion, Politics
This past week, China rattled a few sabers over Taiwan. Almost literally, in that China sent several dozen military jets into Taiwan’s defense zone as part of a celebration of the PRC’s founding. Much huffing and puffing ensued, along with the inevitable...
by Eugene Darden Nicholas | Oct 6, 2021 | Opinion, Politics
Most Americans are convinced the nation has gone off the rails. The proofs: a mountain of debt (with much more to come) with no Marshal Plan leaps over normal market evolutions to show for it (and with none coming); our political system devolved into tribal warfare...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 21, 2021 | Election, Opinion, Politics
A friend and I recently had a conversation, wherein he recalled the aftermath of the January 6th Capitol riot and the reaction he witnessed from some political acquaintances. That reaction, encapsulated as “this is on you, Trump voters,” had him pondering...
by Peter Venetoklis | Sep 20, 2021 | Culture, Opinion
Hollywood is making another attempt at making a film version of the science fiction classic Dune. We already have David Lynch’s 1984 version by David Lynch, which I didn’t care for, and a SyFy channel miniseries from 2000, which I enjoyed rather more. The...
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