by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jul 4, 2021 | Blog |
We did a lot of activities, new and old, during the Pandemic Epoch. But most weren’t play. Even stuff that might look like play wasn’t, being accomplished with the anxious fervor of the homebound and virus-obsessed. It’s time for us to remember how... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jun 27, 2021 | Blog |
I love rodeo. Really. This might seem strange for a guy who grew up in town and has mostly remained a town rat since heading off to college. How I came to rodeo fandom requires some explanation. Never Could Hold a Job When we settled into the house in Virginia where... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jun 20, 2021 | Blog |
My New Orleans College applications have become a traumatic right of passage for American kids. My daughter Peanut, a straight-A, very talented, quite zen, non-boy-crazy young lady turned into a blubbering pile of neuroses for the four or five months of college... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jun 13, 2021 | Blog, Learning from Other Countries |
There’s a lot of talk in Congress about allowing the Post Office to offer basic banking services to help solve the problem of lack of banking access for the poor and the rurally isolated in America. I thought it a good time to repost this blog from two years... by Jeffrey K. Walker | Jun 6, 2021 | Blog, Learning from Other Countries |
In what’s become a series of editorials, the Washington Post again called out the serial broken promises made by America to Afghans who worked for US and NATO forces. This time, WaPo begged the Biden Administration to surge immigration visas for the thousands of... by Jeffrey K. Walker | May 30, 2021 | Blog |
(Having celebrated his 278th birthday last month, Mr. Jefferson remains as perplexing a problem to us as ever. Maybe now all the more so, after a year of BLM protests against persistent racism in America. Thought this a good moment to revisit a blog I wrote three... by Jeffrey K. Walker | May 23, 2021 | Blog |
I’m not in a good place as an American right now. And I suspect many of you aren’t either. Having just completed my fourth coast-to-coast drive since August, I’ve had a lot of time to think. I mean, have you ever driven I-80 across Wyoming? What... by Jeffrey K. Walker | May 16, 2021 | Blog, Learning from Other Countries |
I know every lawyer joke ever devised. Really, I do. What do you call 10,000 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A darn good start… So Many Law Schools This may be because I’ve graduated from two law schools and taught at another three, meaning I have paid or been... by Jeffrey K. Walker | May 9, 2021 | Blog, Coronavirus Journal |
We’re seeing the rate of “vaccination uptake” dropping in most states. Some of this is because a goodly portion of the most vulnerable, most eager, and easiest to reach population have been vaccinated. At the same time, we’re also witnessing... by Jeffrey K. Walker | May 2, 2021 | Blog, Flying in the BUFF, Learning from Other Countries |
Let’s get this out of the way. I’m a Former Cold Warrior and I was raised a child of the Cold War. As a result, my default setting on Russia is “Hard Nyet.” Yeah, I kinda dislike Russia. I certainly mistrust Russian leaders. This is not to say...
