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California’s citizens get the vote Seattle’s did not

December 30, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

Three cheers for the likelihood that California’s ban on plastic shopping bags will end up on the ballot for voters to weigh the pros and cons. It was scheduled to be phased in starting in July, but opponents appear to have gathered enough signatures to allow citizens rather than legislators to decide. This is as […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: environment

Contrasting attitudes in New Zealand and Hong Kong

December 27, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

Originally published 22 July 1997 in Nexus, the University  of Waikato student magazine, as part of a regular series I wrote under the banner of “Postcard from Hong Kong” What is the “New Zealand dream”? One could be forgiven for thinking that the answer is to simply leave this earth in no worse state than […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: entrepreneurs, envy, Hong Kong, new zealand

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I’m Nicholas, a marketing consultant and dad in Dallas, TX. I like to follow policy debates, chat about parenting and share stories. Read More…

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