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"01a0bde0-e5ed-7033-8c73-320a253aea80", "title": "Low income and least skilled workers come out ahead", "url": "https://nkerr.com/low-income-and-least-skilled-workers-come-out-ahead/", "published_at": "2020-01-12T22:11:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde0-e5ed-7033-8c73-320a25545c06", "title": "How business leaders helped save New Zealand from socialism—Lessons for Washington State", "url": "https://nkerr.com/how-business-leaders-saved-new-zealand-from-socialism-lessons-for-washington-state/", "published_at": "2020-01-09T17:10:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde0-e5ed-7033-8c73-320a25f7f2bb", "title": "RIP Lime bikes—another case study in Seattle City Council regulatory incompetence", "url": "https://nkerr.com/rip-lime-bikes-another-case-study-in-seattle-city-council-regulatory-incompetence/", "published_at": "2020-01-06T03:46:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde0-e5ed-7033-8c73-320a26b85f70", "title": "Assorted links – August 2019", "url": "https://nkerr.com/assorted-links-august-2019/", "published_at": "2019-08-10T23:44:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde0-e5ed-7033-8c73-320a26c54007", "title": "Big little climate lies", "url": "https://nkerr.com/big-little-climate-lies/", "published_at": "2019-07-14T22:37:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde0-e5ed-7033-8c73-320a27a50419", "title": "The Incredible Whiteness of Washington State’s ‘Progressive’ Policies", "url": "https://nkerr.com/the-incredible-whiteness-of-washington-states-progressive-policies/", "published_at": "2019-05-27T22:06:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde0-e5ed-7033-8c73-320a2875849c", "title": "A response to a hatchet job in Crosscut", "url": "https://nkerr.com/a-response-to-a-hatchet-job-in-crosscut/", "published_at": "2019-04-14T22:14:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-526a-70df-97f3-d4ae2bb998c7", "title": "Waitstaff 1: Bosses 0–thanks free market", "url": "https://nkerr.com/waitstaff-1-bosses-0-thanks-free-market/", "published_at": "2018-12-27T19:07:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-526a-70df-97f3-d4ae2c4f7af7", "title": "Five years of ‘The Kerrant’", "url": "https://nkerr.com/five-years-of-the-kerrant/", "published_at": "2018-10-27T02:17:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-526a-70df-97f3-d4ae2cb13b34", "title": "Moving beyond Kavanaugh", "url": "https://nkerr.com/moving-beyond-kavanaugh/", "published_at": "2018-10-22T04:31:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-526a-70df-97f3-d4ae2d76f69b", "title": "Feel-Good Bans on Straws and Plastic Bags Don’t Help the Ocean", "url": "https://nkerr.com/feel-good-bans-on-straws-and-plastic-bags-dont-help-the-ocean/", "published_at": "2018-10-01T03:53:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-526a-70df-97f3-d4ae2dfa7fb0", "title": "Socialism’s apologists ignore Venezuela’s human tragedy", "url": "https://nkerr.com/socialisms-apologists-ignore-venezuelas-human-tragedy/", "published_at": "2018-08-13T05:53:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-526a-70df-97f3-d4ae2e5813c7", "title": "Elizabeth Warren’s financial illiteracy", "url": "https://nkerr.com/elizabeth-warrens-financial-illiteracy/", "published_at": "2018-08-08T03:11:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-526a-70df-97f3-d4ae2e733be8", "title": "Seattle’s homeless contradictions", "url": "https://nkerr.com/seattles-homeless-contradictions/", "published_at": "2018-06-02T19:26:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-526a-70df-97f3-d4ae2f709f37", "title": "Seattle’s sickening rape that could have been prevented", "url": "https://nkerr.com/seattles-sickening-rape-prevented/", "published_at": "2018-05-17T04:19:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-526a-70df-97f3-d4ae3004cee1", "title": "Gun control that works requires smaller government", "url": "https://nkerr.com/gun-control-works-requires-smaller-government/", "published_at": "2018-02-18T01:27:31+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde3-526a-70df-97f3-d4ae30de0406", "title": "Pumping up freedoms in Oregon – redux", "url": "https://nkerr.com/pumping-freedoms-oregon-redux/", "published_at": "2018-01-01T16:04:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-c489-708f-9989-408631588ff2", "title": "Capturing your kids’ moments from behind", "url": "https://nkerr.com/capturing-kids-moments-behind/", "published_at": "2017-12-29T23:27:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-c489-708f-9989-408631c9e601", "title": "If not economic growth, then what?", "url": "https://nkerr.com/not-economic-growth/", "published_at": "2017-12-06T05:10:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-c489-708f-9989-408632c670ce", "title": "New Seattle Mayor and her opponent opt their kids out of public school", "url": "https://nkerr.com/new-seattle-mayor-opponent-opt-kids-public-school/", "published_at": "2017-11-13T05:48:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-c489-708f-9989-4086336ed61b", "title": "Politics and the science of motherhood", "url": "https://nkerr.com/politics_and_the_science_of_motherhood/", "published_at": "2017-11-05T22:02:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-c489-708f-9989-40863419e138", "title": "Email from Roger Kerr to Sir Douglas Myers on receipt of 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honour", "url": "https://nkerr.com/email-roger-kerr-sir-douglas-myers-receipt-2011-queens-birthday-honour/", "published_at": "2017-10-27T21:22:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-c489-708f-9989-40863494f026", "title": "Gratitude for and memories of Dad", "url": "https://nkerr.com/gratitude-memories-dad/", "published_at": "2017-10-26T04:50:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-c489-708f-9989-408635474208", "title": "Reflections on Dad: Roger Lawrence Kerr CNZM, 1945 – 2011", "url": "https://nkerr.com/reflections-dad-roger-lawrence-kerr-cnzm-1945-2011/", "published_at": "2017-10-24T13:42:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-c489-708f-9989-408635c05cd0", "title": "Roger’s final debrief", "url": "https://nkerr.com/rogers-final-debrief/", "published_at": "2017-10-22T16:43:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-c489-708f-9989-408635ca7a81", "title": "The Seattle income tax: Why I’m taking a stand", "url": "https://nkerr.com/seattle-income-tax-im-taking-stand/", "published_at": "2017-10-11T13:37:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bde5-c489-708f-9989-408636c9f1c6", "title": "Kid classics that would not be released today", "url": "https://nkerr.com/kid-classics-not-released-today/", "published_at": "2017-09-16T01:20:37+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2026

Seattle Spent $99 Million on Bike Infrastructure. Bike Commuting Fell.original ↗

14 Sept 2026

Still Performing: Jim Henson, Kyle Busch, and the Danger of Powering Through original ↗

23 May 2026

“Te Reo Māori Only” Sounds Noble — But Is It Sustainable?original ↗

11 May 2026

Alienation and the Failure of MMP original ↗

28 Apr 2026

America broke up with New Zealand years ago – we just seem not to have noticed original ↗

13 Apr 2026

Thinking Small Is How You Stay Small original ↗

11 Jan 2026

2025

Bondi Beach, Antisemitism, and Moral Clarity original ↗

15 Dec 2025

Two Kerrs, One Mini, 2,500 Miles original ↗

7 Dec 2025

Stemming the tide of alarm over rising water levels original ↗

30 Oct 2025

When Renovations Become Revolutions (Only in Chris Trotter’s Mind)original ↗

29 Oct 2025

You don’t need a law to lead on plastic waste original ↗

15 Oct 2025

It’s Policy, Not Geography, That Holds New Zealand Back original ↗

10 Sept 2025

The Dangerous Fiction Behind a Viral Cartoon—and Why It Must Be Called Out original ↗

13 Jul 2025

Roger Kerr, the Father original ↗

16 Jun 2025

The Return of the Entrepreneur-Statesman original ↗

27 Apr 2025

2024

Trump’s Path Back: How Shifting Politics and Powerful Voices Reshaped the Election original ↗

7 Nov 2024

Electoral College Critics: Ready to Reconsider Your Favorite Leaders?original ↗

21 Oct 2024

Wartime heroine was treasured original ↗

8 Mar 2024

Isolationist policies start to catch NZ up original ↗

8 Mar 2024

Loving Uncle Sam original ↗

8 Mar 2024

More evidence of child COVID lockdown harm original ↗

18 Feb 2024

Raising happier kids original ↗

7 Jan 2024

2023

Aussie kids’ increased drowning risk—another consequence of COVID lockdowns original ↗

8 Jan 2023

2022

What do we look back on in life?original ↗

1 Sept 2022

UK spike in non-COVID deaths a sign of things to come in other countries that locked down hard?original ↗

22 Aug 2022

Why CEOs who believe in free markets must defend them original ↗

23 Mar 2022

The case for COVID-19 vaccines for healthy kids falls apart original ↗

1 Mar 2022

Articles that caught my eye – February 2022 original ↗

19 Feb 2022

The pandemic ‘fear porn’ must stop original ↗

23 Jan 2022

Thoughts on ‘Whatever happened to American conservatism?’original ↗

2 Jan 2022

2021

What grocery store cartel?original ↗

30 Dec 2021

Coronavirus contemplations III original ↗

5 Dec 2021

Like most parents, we won’t be giving our kids the COVID vaccine right away original ↗

5 Nov 2021

Women more empowered to pursue career aspirations in developed countries original ↗

29 Oct 2021

Email from Roger Kerr to Sir Douglas Myers, June 2011 original ↗

27 Oct 2021

Crisis in the Dallas Diocese original ↗

19 Sept 2021

The perils of COVID-zero—how policymakers should manage endemic COVID-19 original ↗

22 Aug 2021

No, children with COVID-19 aren’t filling up Texas intensive care units original ↗

15 Aug 2021

Coronavirus contemplations II original ↗

2 Aug 2021

Remembering Joyce original ↗

25 Jul 2021

Virtual schooling led to dramatic learning loss original ↗

3 Jul 2021

Unleashing New Zealand’s Potential and Suppressing Washington State’s—Lessons for Texas original ↗

17 Jun 2021

US healthcare system comes to aid of another Kiwi original ↗

3 May 2021

What cut-throat free market?original ↗

3 May 2021

When CEOs don’t stand up for free markets original ↗

30 Apr 2021

New Zealand had no choice but to lock down original ↗

4 Apr 2021

Roger Kerr RIP original ↗

9 Mar 2021

Enlightened thinking in Texas original ↗

4 Mar 2021

The Private Sector’s COVID-Era Triumph original ↗

16 Jan 2021

2020

Podcasts for the pandemic original ↗

3 Dec 2020

Pandemic learning gaps make clear the need for public school reform original ↗

2 Nov 2020

When voters don’t keep extremism in check original ↗

30 Oct 2020

Roger Kerr – Nomination for a New Zealand Royal Honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Paul Baines: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Sir Paul Callaghan: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Nick Calavrias: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Sir Roderick Deane: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Rodney Hide: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Murray Horn: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Stephen Jennings: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Roger Partridge: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Graham Scott: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Sir Ralph Norris: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Sir William Birch: Letter of support for nomination of Roger Kerr for royal honour original ↗

29 Oct 2020

Don’t let COVID-19 dominate your life original ↗

9 Oct 2020

New England Journal of Medicine embarrasses itself original ↗

9 Oct 2020

Honoring traditions and being part of the solution post-RBG original ↗

29 Sept 2020

Farewell Seattle original ↗

4 Aug 2020

Reopen schools for the sake of our children original ↗

5 Jun 2020

Seattle exemplifies the fast-growing private-public school pandemic gap original ↗

23 May 2020

Reflections on a Life Well Lived—Tribute to Sir Ron Trotter original ↗

28 Mar 2020

Free to create, labs out-innovate each other original ↗

28 Mar 2020

Coronavirus contemplations original ↗

22 Mar 2020

Low income and least skilled workers come out ahead original ↗

12 Jan 2020

How business leaders helped save New Zealand from socialism—Lessons for Washington State original ↗

9 Jan 2020

RIP Lime bikes—another case study in Seattle City Council regulatory incompetence original ↗

6 Jan 2020

2019

Assorted links – August 2019 original ↗

10 Aug 2019

Big little climate lies original ↗

14 Jul 2019

The Incredible Whiteness of Washington State’s ‘Progressive’ Policies original ↗

27 May 2019

A response to a hatchet job in Crosscut original ↗

14 Apr 2019

2018

Waitstaff 1: Bosses 0–thanks free market original ↗

27 Dec 2018

Five years of ‘The Kerrant’original ↗

27 Oct 2018

Moving beyond Kavanaugh original ↗

22 Oct 2018

Feel-Good Bans on Straws and Plastic Bags Don’t Help the Ocean original ↗

1 Oct 2018

Socialism’s apologists ignore Venezuela’s human tragedy original ↗

13 Aug 2018

Elizabeth Warren’s financial illiteracy original ↗

8 Aug 2018

Seattle’s homeless contradictions original ↗

2 Jun 2018

Seattle’s sickening rape that could have been prevented original ↗

17 May 2018

Gun control that works requires smaller government original ↗

18 Feb 2018

Pumping up freedoms in Oregon – redux original ↗

1 Jan 2018

2017

Capturing your kids’ moments from behind original ↗

29 Dec 2017

If not economic growth, then what?original ↗

6 Dec 2017

New Seattle Mayor and her opponent opt their kids out of public school original ↗

13 Nov 2017

Politics and the science of motherhood original ↗

5 Nov 2017

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

27 Oct 2017

Gratitude for and memories of Dad original ↗

26 Oct 2017

Reflections on Dad: Roger Lawrence Kerr CNZM, 1945 – 2011 original ↗

24 Oct 2017

Roger’s final debrief original ↗

22 Oct 2017

The Seattle income tax: Why I’m taking a stand original ↗

11 Oct 2017

Kid classics that would not be released today original ↗

16 Sept 2017