Author Archives: Jacques Delacroix

About Jacques Delacroix

I am a sociologist, a short-story writer, and a blogger (Facts Matter and Notes On Liberty) in Santa Cruz, California.

Apres le Massacre de Las Vegas: pour Casubolo

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Jacques Delacroix

Apres le massacre de Las Vegas. En reponse a mon ami Andre Casubolo, avocat a Paris et defenseur des causes impopulaires, documentariste de genie et membre sans vergogne de la gauche hereditaire, qui voit un lien clairement positif entre la … Continue reading →

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The Dreamers and Me

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Jacques Delacroix

President Trump just announced that he was rolling back an Obama executive order intended to give respite to illegal immigrants brought to the US by their parents when they were minors. I know what I feel about this action. I … Continue reading →

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Talking Back to the Fat Little Horror

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Jacques Delacroix

Many have tried for a week or so to convince me that Pres. Trump should tone it down with North Korea, that he must stop threatening back. I have heard it on the radio, on TV; I have read it … Continue reading →

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The Riots in Jerusalem Explained

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Jacques Delacroix

Big, violent riots in Jerusalem (July 22-23 2017). Last week, three Arabs Muslims with Israeli nationality killed two Israeli policemen in Jerusalem. Reminder: All of Jerusalem is under the control of Israel, has been since 1967. Before that, under Jordanian … Continue reading →

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“Fuck your vote!”

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Jacques Delacroix

That’s what I have been hearing ever since the morning after the presidential election. That what I keep hearing on most cable television and on National Public Radio. That’s what I see in most of what I read, and that’s … Continue reading →

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La Sortie americaine de l’Accord de Paris

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Jacques Delacroix

Beaucoup de tumulte pour pas grand-chose. L’accord en question n’oblige personne a rien. Il permet a la Chine et a l’Inde, deux des trois plus gros pollueurs, de continuer et meme d’augmenter leur emission de CO2. Au mieux, selon les … Continue reading →

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Immigration and Jobs – III – Reprise

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Jacques Delacroix

Immigrants are superior.

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French Africa

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Jacques Delacroix

Note: Also published in the libertarian blog Notes on Liberty. Also selected by RealClearWorld on 4/13/17 This is a meandering essay; although it’s about history, it’s a bit personalized, for effect. In other words, it’s far from straightforwardly scholarly history … Continue reading →

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Immigration and Jobs (II) – For Conservatives

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Jacques Delacroix

A few days ago, I addressed the issue of holders of H1B visas (first mis-indentified on my FB as “HB1” ) and the common impression that foreigners coming to the US on such visas took jobs from qualified Americans. A … Continue reading →

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Immigration and Jobs (I)- For Conservatives

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Jacques Delacroix

A couple of thoughts about immigration. It seems that there is a widespread belief in the US that immigrants take jobs from Americans. It makes superficial sense if you also assume that the number of jobs to be filled is … Continue reading →

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