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Wartime heroine was treasured

March 8, 2024 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

Helene (Mimi) Hotte Marple: B Amsterdam, February 3, 1912; m (1) 1937 Wim Hotte : (dec 1945) 1s, (2) 1966 Rex Marple; d Nelson, May 12, 2001. [Article about my dear godmother, by Peter Kitchin and originally published in The Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand, May 24, 2001] Helene Marple, an unlikely treasure of New […]

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Why CEOs who believe in free markets must defend them

March 23, 2022 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

David Harsanyi wrote today that a key takeaway from the Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings is that the late Justice Antonin Scalia won the debate over constitutional originalism. Whether or not Brown believes in it, her answers supported the case for it. In concluding, Harsanyi made a critical point that is highly relevant outside these hearings […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: Charles Mackay, David Harsanyi, free markets, Roger Kerr

The case for COVID-19 vaccines for healthy kids falls apart

February 28, 2022 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at this headline: Pfizer’s COVID shot far less effective in ages 5-11 than in older kids It certainly makes one question why it was rushed out for kids, given everything else we knew at the time about the risks of COVID for this age group. Surely it […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: COVID-19

Articles that caught my eye – February 2022

February 19, 2022 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

How the CDC Abandoned Science – Tablet Magazine “The CDC is, in part, a scientific agency—they use facts and principles of science to guide policy—but they are also fundamentally a political agency… “Throughout this pandemic, the CDC has been a poor steward of that balance, pushing a series of scientific results that are severely deficient. […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: COVID-19, mask mandates, P.J. O'Rourke, seattle

Thoughts on ‘Whatever happened to American conservatism?’

January 2, 2022 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

David Brooks wrote a piece in the Atlantic last month entitled, ‘Whatever happened to American Conservatism‘. It started out well, but it seemed to me it lost the plot as it concluded. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Brooks over the years, so wasn’t surprised. The following are some observations I shared in December with […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: conservatism, david brooks

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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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