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A Commentary on Killing Charlie Kirk
The Left won’t like the comparisons. Then again, they never liked Charlie Kirk. But the assassination of a national change-maker such as...

Jason James Barry
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(Un) coincidental
What if there’s no such a thing as coincidence, like in an M. Night Shyamalan “Signs” kind of way? What if my book sales dropped off to zero for my memoir about emerging from the shadow of my father (after my Facebook account was shut down since July for… and I’m just guessing here… trying to promote my book). And I get one more erroneous book sale, out of the blue and after a solid month of social-media-isolation — on the anniversary of the death of my father.

Jason James Barry
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Tech Logjam Angers Caffeine Junkies
The Millennial / Gen Z / Tech Alliance nearly caused a Starbucks revolt by VB parents (not us) at the Commerce Street location in Dallas,...

Jason James Barry
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When in Cowboy Country, Go Irish
All I thought of in the days leading up was the food. The real McCoy, the fall-off-the-bone barbecue stuff. After all, we’re in Dallas....

Jason James Barry
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The Hitchhiker and the Vampire
At its core, he has fame and tremendous wealth. And she has beauty, youth, and adoration. And maybe something has to do with the...

Jason James Barry
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Never Regret: The Stupid Question
Recently, something’s come up: The stupid question. Quite honestly, I ask it a lot — and have since I first started getting sharp as a...

Jason James Barry
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Out of Class: A College Journal, Part 1
Somehow, the upperclass floormate of a girl I hooked up with had called, and invited me to her dorm room. But it felt odd, and rang with...

Jason James Barry
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