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Abortion Fights are About Fear
It’s an absurd supposition, i.e. bases for an argument, that those who are against abortion care about life. We hear staunch leftists say, If you care…
Jordan Watland
Jul 12, 2019
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Give Her the Novel
(A Response to Joan Didion)
Jordan Watland
Dec 29, 2022
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The Preemptive Life of Ophelia Soderholm
Many stories depend on setting; without a certain setting they cannot be true; the stories become impossible and false in new environments. Other…
Jordan Watland
Jul 7, 2018
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A Long Drive
After he retired, he continued to leave the house every morning at 8am and every evening at 5pm, promptly, in order to hit rush hour traffic. Though he…
Jordan Watland
Apr 8, 2019
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The Saints
Something broke finally when he came upon three men firing at a dog they’d corned between buildings on the northside of town. This was when the fighting…
Jordan Watland
Mar 19
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Adventures in Priceline.com Policy
The following is the transcript sic erat scriptum (but for names and actual “reservation numbers”) of an interaction with a Priceline customer service…
Jordan Watland
Mar 1, 2015
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Friday November 11, 2016
A stroll along the waterway brought me to know I was along the waterway, talking with my wife about knowing we were talking about knowing we were…
Jordan Watland
Nov 11, 2016
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She Asks About Work
A Last Conversation
Jordan Watland
Jun 23, 2018
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She Asks About Work
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A Big What-if
What if the President of the United States were a con artist? Okay. Okay. But stay with me, now. Here’s where it gets weird: What if, in addition to…
Jordan Watland
Feb 25, 2019
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The Absurdity of Uber Ratings
Last night, I had dinner with an old friend. She was a half hour later than expected. The reason: Uber. The friend, whom I’ll call Lisa for sake of…
Jordan Watland
Jul 2, 2015
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All Hail Uncle Morgan
If Richard Ramsden is right, well done US Government. Last month, Ramsden, a reportedly well-respected bank analyst employed by Goldman Sachs, published…
Jordan Watland
Feb 25, 2015
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The Beauty in Dissent
In 1822, Thomas Jefferson had had enough. The US Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall had decided a number of landmark cases in the previous…
Jordan Watland
Jun 28, 2015
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