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Five years of ‘The Kerrant’

October 26, 2018 By Nicholas Kerr 1 Comment

Five years ago today I launched my blog and began this labor of love. When I embarked on this journey, my goal was to write one or two posts a month on the twin topics of public policy and being a dad. In publishing my 100th blog post earlier this week, I comfortably hit that […]

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Elizabeth Warren’s financial illiteracy

August 7, 2018 By Nicholas Kerr 2 Comments

Over the weekend, Elizabeth Warren released a video denouncing stock buybacks in another of her trademark attacks on employers, attempting to sow resentment and divide Americans. Her usual style is to rely on rhetoric and academic theory that is difficult to parse and believable to those who’ve not studied a subject in depth. What’s striking […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: CFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Corporations, Elizabeth Warren, stock buyback

Seattle’s sickening rape that could have been prevented

May 16, 2018 By Nicholas Kerr 4 Comments

Today the Seattle Times reports on a rape at a local car dealership. The manager, Jen Moran, called the attack “just sickening” and commented that the victim “should’ve been safe.” The accused is Christopher Teel, a 24 year old homeless man. While a homeless person committing a crime isn’t big news in Seattle, this person […]

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Gun control that works requires smaller government

February 17, 2018 By Nicholas Kerr 3 Comments

Americans are understandably outraged at another school shooting, sparking immediate calls by many for more gun control. It’s disappointing that few of these same folks are expressing equal amounts of indignation at the FBI, which has confessed to failing to follow its own protocols upon receiving a credible and specific tip. This is government failure […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: dylan roof, gun control, nikolas cruz, sandy hook

Email from Roger Kerr to Sir Douglas Myers on receipt of 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honour

October 27, 2017 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

From: Roger Kerr Sent: Friday, 3 June 2011 3:58 p.m. To: Sir Douglas Myers Subject: Honours Attachments: Letter from the Prime Minister.pdf; Letter from the Governor-General.pdf Dear Douglas See the attached letters. I have a suspicion you were in the loop. The plotters got together a pretty solid line up of supporters – Bill Gallagher, […]

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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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