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Jacob Waalk

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What I learned from walking 12,000 steps a day for 4 years straight

Last Friday I hit what I assumed would be a very important milestone for me. As of January 31st, I have officially hit my 12,000 steps a…

Feb 11

An image of the writer’s Fitness Watch after a run.

Feb 11

Show me your garbage

My beef with contemporary literature

Jan 14

Show me your garbage

Jan 14

Trump is the Joy Candidate

When Kamala Harris designated herself the joy candidate, I was skeptical. The logic of running on joy and good feelings, at a moment when…

Jan 6

Trump is the Joy Candidate

Jan 6

The Impossibility of Jimmy Carter

My grandfather is a son of Gainesville, Georgia, though he grew up elsewhere that was always where his heart was. Though now a big exurban…

Jan 1

The Impossibility of Jimmy Carter

Jan 1

Why did Saul Newman win an Ig Nobel Prize?

The Ig Nobel Prize is an annual satirical spoof of the Nobel Prizes, whose motto is “to honor achievements that first make people laugh…

Dec 17, 2024

Why did Saul Newman win an Ig Nobel Prize?

Dec 17, 2024

Why don’t people trust public experts more? Look no further than your salt shaker.

The growing lack of trust, especially in developed, Western countries, for the public health institutions and expert organizations whose…

Dec 6, 2024

Why don’t people trust public experts more? Look no further than your salt shaker.

Dec 6, 2024

Biden, Vain Biden — Democrats were never in a position to win in 2024

It is very hard to talk about how the United States’ 2024 Presidential election turned out without talking about Joe Biden and the morally…

Nov 30, 2024

Nov 30, 2024

Kamala Harris –The wrong candidate, the wrong campaign

One really surprising response, post-election, to Harris’s loss — something that I thought was extremely unlikely but which I was prepared…

Nov 26, 2024

Nov 26, 2024

That time I was a U.S. Senate Page

I first learned about politics at age 9. The year was 2000. People were full of a strange hope for the future that seems so distant now. I…

Nov 17, 2024

That time I was a U.S. Senate Page

Nov 17, 2024

The End is Nigh! Democrats should abandon all hope!

By the next morning the carnage was clear to see for all who had eyes. A Republican candidate so reviled by the Left that many could not…

Nov 14, 2024

Nov 14, 2024

Jacob Waalk

Jacob Waalk

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A would-be academic who ended up with a very different life than he planned for in Japan. My interests include politics, literature, endurance sports, and more.

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