Hey there – I’m Jason Clarke. I’m a writer and family guy interested in history, nature, technology, movies, travel, and more.

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Notebook highlights

Fall 2021

Latest Notebook Entries

Between Two Parks – and Laundry Service to Boot: Memories of College Life in Boston

Thu Jun 3, 2021

I’m looking at the large pile of laundry decorating the floor of my son’s room. In a few short months, he’ll be away at college, unbound by my wife and I nudging him to throw in a load or two now and then. I don’t want to be a helicopter…

Yes, the second Trump impeachment is divisive. But that doesn’t mean it’s not necessary.

Wed Jan 13, 2021

The assessment by Congressional Republicans (and some of the public) that this week’s historic second impeachment of President Trump is “divisive” isn’t entirely wrong. The action is literally divisive, in that it will cause Trump supporters to resent further punishment for their actions, which will manifest later when they have…

The Time Has Come for Netflix Live

Mon Sep 7, 2020

Everything goes in cycles. The seasons, cultural trends, and basically every aspect of the internet rises and falls, with all that is old becoming new again (AskJeeves should be rebooted any day now). With that maxim in mind, I think it’s a perfect time for Netflix to keep ahead of…

Radical Caring for Online News: A Call to Confront Two Disappointing Decades of Stagnation

Tue Jun 30, 2020

I’ve worked in the web since the summer of 2000, when I was paid $400 to build a site for a local farm (RIP, Microsoft FrontPage). Fast forward two decades to 2020, and I’m still waiting for online news to break free of stagnation and innovate to improve its delivery…

Some favorite quotes – a running list

Tue Mar 24, 2020

Inspired by chatting in a work Slack channel, l’m taking my list of favorite quotes and making them public, starting with a couple that I think of often. Similar to my running list of comedians I’ve seen, I’ll try to remember to keep this updated as I add new ones…