Author Archives: Jacques Delacroix

About Jacques Delacroix

I write short stories, current events comments, and sociopolitical essays, mostly in English, some in French. There are other people with the same first name and same last name on the Internet. I am the one who put up on Amazon in 2014: "I Used to Be French: an Immature Autobiography" and also: "Les pumas de grande-banlieue." To my knowledge, I am the only Jacques Delacroix with American and English scholarly publications. In a previous life, I was a teacher and a scholar in Organizational Theory and in the Sociology of Economic Development. (Go ahead, Google me!) I live in the People’s Green Socialist Republic of Santa Cruz, California.

Poverty under Democratic Socialism – Part III: Is the US Denmark?

Posted on April 13, 2019

Part Three of three. Parts One and Two were posted previously here and on Notes on Liberty. The whole essay is also on Notes on Liberty. You may comment on either blog.       The Americans who call themselves … Continue reading →

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Poverty Under Democratic Socialism – Part II: Escaping the Padded Cage

Posted on April 10, 2019

       Part two of three.       There aren’t many signs that the French will soon free themselves from the trap they have sprung on themselves. The Macron administration had been elected to do something precisely about … Continue reading →

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Poverty Under Democratic Socialism – Part I: the French Case

Posted on April 8, 2019

First installment of an essay in three parts. (Also in Notes on Liberty.)       Recently, I saw a televised investigation by the pretty good French TV show, “Envoyé spécial” about current French poverty. It brought the viewer into … Continue reading →

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The Admissions Scandal Will Improve Universities

Posted on March 19, 2019

I would have been annoyed, I would have felt frustrated if my alma matter, Stanford, had been left out of the university admissions scandal. After all, what does it say about your school if it’s not worth bribing anyone to … Continue reading →

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Trumpian Racism

Posted on March 19, 2019

Once more, President Trump is blamed for whatever is wrong with America. And whatever is, maybe, possibly, wrong. And only two years in office. Think of his gigantic potential to ruin everything! He has not directly been blamed yet for … Continue reading →

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The Admissions Scandal Will Improve Universities

Posted on March 18, 2019

I would have been annoyed, I would have felt frustrated if my alma matter, Stanford, had been left out of the university admissions scandal. After all, what does it say about your school if it’s not worth bribing anyone to … Continue reading →

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A Demonstration of Moral Cowardice

Posted on March 9, 2019

I posted this small piece below on my Facebook page recently. It drew many comments, some lengthy. I thought and indicated to participants that this blog was a better location for discussion. So, here it is. Everyone is welcome to … Continue reading →

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