Jeffrey K. Walker's Blog
November 7, 2021
My Qatar Vacation
Sabah al kheir, habibi! Al salaam alaikum! (And that exhausts fully two-thirds of my Arabic vocabulary.) I’m on my first international biz trip since before Our Current Viral Unpleasantness. Back […]
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October 31, 2021
We Really Need Immigrants
Amongst all the hyperbolic statements from opportunistic GOP politicians and raving-loony hate-spewing Fox talking heads, we’ve lost sight of an undeniable fact about immigrants in America. We need them a […]
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October 24, 2021
Free Speech and Social Media
There’s been a lot of caterwauling since a Certain Orange Person was banned from decent social media platforms in January. Now that I’ve checked off “Use Caterwauling in a Sentence” […]
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October 17, 2021
The Tyranny of Minority Rule
[This post was first published 20 September 2020.] Breathable air has temporarily returned to Northern California. Last evening I was sitting on the back terrace reading a novel and feeling […]
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October 10, 2021
The Real Possibility of Secession
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about the beauty and wonder of autumn. My wife, Kay-Kay, was most pleased, since it wasn’t one of the Scary Blog Posts I’ve been […]
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October 3, 2021
Hyphenated-Americans
Americans have a long and persistent habit of hyphenating themselves. Polish-American, African-American, Taiwanese-America. I’m Irish-American or Scottish-American, depending on the nearest ethnic holiday or who’s buying the drinks. All Things […]
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September 19, 2021
You’re Wrong About Rational Choice, Paul Krugman
It’s not often I publicly disagree with a Nobel Laureate. And I love Paul Krugman—which speaks volumes about my politics, I fully realize. I single him out only as a […]
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Autumn Is the Best Season
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September 12, 2021
Rethinking Judicial Review
Rethinking Judicial Review With the unfortunate (non)decision last week by the Supreme Court allowing the Texas Six-Week Abortion Vigilante Law to go into effect, the Supremes are back front and […]
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August 29, 2021
Wide Boulevards and Narrow Minds
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