Category Archives: Budget and Economics

Posts pertaining to taxes and the economic system.

An Endorsement With an Asterisk

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

Written for the Huffington Post, published October 31, 2012: It felt almost as surreal as it did cold. I was a shivering, wonderstruck ninth grader. He was just minutes into his turn at the helm of the world’s most powerful … Continue reading →

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Wet and Quickly Drying – An Explanation of the Year’s Changes, A Proposal for Next Steps

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

As featured on the Huffington Post: The life we know hasn’t changed much since December 27 of 2010. Murky smog still poisons the air I breathe in Los Angeles. A snapshot of the New York skyline taken today will match … Continue reading →

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An Afterthought No More – How the Occupy Movement Can Become Politically Effective

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

Just after arriving at Union Station this afternoon, on a return trip from San Diego, I was driving through downtown Los Angeles. My parents, younger brother and I sped away from the train stop. Past Disney Hall. Past the Colburn … Continue reading →

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Flake in Chief – Why Rick Perry’s “Executive Experience” is a Relative Term

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

As featured on the Huffington Post: Questionable executions and Ponzi scheme conjectures aside, Rick Perry and his proponents have hammered one talking point a little harder than most others: the candidate’s executive experience. Conservative advocacy group “One Term President” – … Continue reading →

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The Irony of Framing the Debate – How Extremism Puts Things into Perspective

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

This piece won’t be as long as usual; it’s just a thought I had. In the wake of recent debates and campaign stops, it has quickly become clear that the Republican presidential field generally errs on the side of political … Continue reading →

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When the Mountain Mumbles – The Other Harry Truman and Why He Matters Now

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

My grandpa likes to tell a story about a man who lived on a mountain. The man’s name was Harry Randall Truman (no relation to the former president) and the mountain was Mt. St. Helens in southern Washington. Truman, an … Continue reading →

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Back to the Basics – What Boehner is Forgetting at the Negotiating Table

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

In Washington, a temporary budget has been agreed upon, but the debate is really just beginning. No matter what happens at the negotiating table in the weeks and months to come, conservative rhetoric – “cuts, cuts, cuts” – will not … Continue reading →

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Financial Floortime – Meeting the Country Where it’s “At”

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

My younger brother Ezra was diagnosed with autism when I was five years old. Because the neurological disorder puts a damper on socialization, I’ve actively searched for ways to connect with him on an interpersonal level since I was little. … Continue reading →

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Report Card – A Brief Response to SOTU

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

Substance He had a few different jobs to do from a few separate perspectives. In the Eyes of the Left He had to lay out his agenda in a definitive manner and avoid digressing from the party script. He had … Continue reading →

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An Electorate on Edge – The Role of Patience in the Healthcare Debate

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

I drove to a coffee shop earlier today in an attempt to seclude myself from the minute-to-minute shuffle that accompanies the process of moving houses (that my family is currently wrapped up in). I had pages and pages of history … Continue reading →

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