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Jay Jackson

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Jay Jackson is an attorney in Omaha, Nebraska. He’s also a husband, dad, colonel in the Air Force Reserve, and lover of politics and history.

Prior to settling down in Nebraska, Jay spent fourteen years on active duty, earning a Master of Laws in international law and deploying to the Middle East six times.

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Average rating: 4.16 · 37 ratings · 14 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

by Adam Higginbotham (Goodreads Author)

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Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy

by Jonah Goldberg

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