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On politics

May 30, 2016 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

Let me be optimistic about the times we live in. Perhaps the silver lining to this insane election year is that more people are getting engaged in politics and awakening to the importance of it. Every other week it seems another person in my social media circle posts something starting with “Okay, I don’t post […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: Krauthammer, Obama, policy, politics

Bernie Sanders, Sweden and New Zealand

May 24, 2016 By Nicholas Kerr 7 Comments

I survived socialism. So it’s always surprised me that Bernie Sanders is fond of saying America should look more like Scandinavian countries such as Sweden. Because what’s made Sweden the success it is on many of the metrics Sanders loves to point to aren’t the policies Sanders espouses. On the contrary, the reforms he wants […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: Bernie Sanders, economics, education, health care, Hillary Clinton, new zealand, Sweden

Relieving the relentlessness

May 22, 2016 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

Shortly after our first child was born, a work colleague, Paul, shared with me the story of how he’d once been asked by a journalist to sum up in one word what being a parent is like. His choice: relentless. Although he thought becoming a parent was one of most rewarding things he’d ever done, […]

Filed Under: Daddy Rants Tagged With: Parenting

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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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