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Assorted links – August 2019

August 10, 2019 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

Toddlers Don’t Have to Go to School  Last fall, Harvard researchers published findings in the New England Journal of Medicine showing that in states with a Sept. 1 cutoff for kindergarten enrollment, children who were born in August were 30% more likely to be diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder than their peers who were born in […]

Filed Under: Random Rants Tagged With: Capitalism, Climate, Democrats, education, Hong Kong, Republican, socialism, taxes

Socialism’s apologists ignore Venezuela’s human tragedy

August 12, 2018 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

Supporters of socialism have taken to suggesting that the human tragedy unfolding in Venezuela has nothing to do with socialism, rather it’s the result of the dictatorships of former President Hugo Chavez and his successor Nicolas Maduro. In their view, dictatorships lead to the deprivation we’re witnessing, not socialism. They’re confusing types of government and […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: dictatorship, economic policy, hugo chavez, new zealand, nicolas maduro, nordic countries, socialism, Sweden, venezuela

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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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