An opinion piece published this week on Crosscut by Walter Hatch, who lives in the Phinney Ridge / Greenwood area, was bizarre. In it he suggests that most of his neighbors who comment on Nextdoor lack any compassion and are profoundly contemptuous of the homeless. While his piece amounts to nothing more than a whiny rant, it’s […]
Waitstaff 1: Bosses 0–thanks free market
Restaurant owners across the country who eliminated tipping have reversed course in droves, to the relief of their staff and the benefit of their bottom lines. As Nikita Richardson documents in Grubstreet, beginning in 2015 numerous marquee establishments from New York to San Francisco instituted no-tipping policies. While their motivations were noble–they liked the convenience […]
Five years of ‘The Kerrant’
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 […]
Moving beyond Kavanaugh
No amount of rationalization about the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is likely to change people’s opinions. In modern times, we seem to be more divided than ever as a country. But for people who opposed the justice’s appointment and supported the Democrats’ attempt to defeat it, I think it’s important to […]
Feel-Good Bans on Straws and Plastic Bags Don’t Help the Ocean
<This op-ed first appeared in National Review on September 19, 2018> They increase plastic use, energy consumption, and health risks. Better idea: Improve trash collection in Third World countries. Politicians in Seattle and San Francisco are being cheered on by some voters for their recent bans on plastic straws, having already banned plastic bags years […]
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