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Where is the Palestinian Gandhi?

July 23, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

The latest conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis is once again resulting in terrible suffering, horrific injuries and casualties on both sides. In previous conflicts, opinion has reflexively and, in my view, unjustifiably tended to favor the Palestinians. This time around, in spite of the usual mob protests in Europe and some of the […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: Hamas, Israel, Palestine, terrorism

Slow cooking for the family

June 22, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

As our first child has gotten older and stopped napping, we’ve gradually moved dinner time earlier and earlier in the evening. And with a newborn in the house, we have our hands full, so I try and find things I can do to help out. I enjoy cooking, but with us eating so early and […]

Filed Under: Daddy Rants Tagged With: crock pot, meals, slow cooker

Always there family shopping lists with OneNote

May 31, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr 2 Comments

(Note that a version of this post was subsequently re-posted on the official Microsoft Office blog here.) While I’ve had OneNote as part of my Microsoft Office suite for years, I was a bit of a late adopter. Until recently I used it almost exclusively at work for taking meeting notes and keeping track of my To Do lists. […]

Filed Under: Daddy Rants Tagged With: family, Microsoft, Office, OneNote, Shopping

Universal preschool in Seattle – a tax measure coming to a ballot near you

May 16, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

(Originally posted at Sound Politics) Seattle Mayor Ed Murray unveiled his universal preschool plan for the city yesterday. Families making twice the poverty level would receive free preschool valued at $11,000 and all other families would receive subsidies, including the extremely wealthy or “1 percent”. Naturally, the costs of this $58 million plan will be paid […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: mayor ed murray, preschool, seattle, taxes

Business leadership needed on policies please

May 8, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

While there was some business representation on Mayor Ed Murray’s Income Inequality Advisory Committee (IIAC), business leaders in general were conspicuously absent in making the case against raising the minimum wage. (For my position on it go here.) Reports on how Murray’s deal came about suggest that some employers made an effort to push back […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: Ballmer, Bezos, Business, Leadership, McCabe, Murray, Myers, seattle, Trotter

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About the Author

Nicholas Kerr is a Dallas-based marketing and loyalty executive, currently leading loyalty and CRM marketing for Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy at Brinker International. Previously, he led Microsoft Rewards and held senior leadership positions in consumer marketing and loyalty.

Raised in New Zealand, Nicholas writes The Kerrant, sharing his perspectives on economics, public policy, business, technology, and life. His commentary has appeared in National Review, The Washington Examiner, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, and New Zealand newspapers including the Otago Daily Times. He has also addressed Chambers of Commerce, think tanks, and other organizations in Seattle and Dallas.

The views expressed on The Kerrant are entirely his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Brinker International, his employers (past or present), or any other organization with which he is affiliated. Read More…

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