Category Archives: Eclectic Thoughts

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Prelude to Longer Piece on Sandy Hook

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

Because I am immersed in finals week, I have yet to publish a piece on the Sandy Hook massacre. I hope to do so in the next few days. In the meantime, I believe this screenshot that I took of … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Truth: Duplicity in the 2012 Campaign

Posted on November 16, 2012 by

Written for the Huffington Post: It’s an abiding message, but one we keep learning the hard way. David Petraeus scribbled it across his forehead in permanent marker this week: things are not always as they seem. The 2012 election season played … Continue reading →

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A Prayer in Brief

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

that what I’m wearing on my head won’t predispose me to a search, or predispose you to suspect;   that negligence will shrivel up and mature caution will sprout up;   that our visionaries will seek to build and to … Continue reading →

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The End of Truth Be Told?

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

It was during a split second of unfeigned awareness – over a medium-sized cup of lychee berry frozen yogurt that I was sharing with my mom – that I decided to start writing. We’d been talking politics when a knowing … Continue reading →

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A Very Narrow Bridge – Graduation Speech

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

I just want to start by clearing something up. I know that for many of you, this is your first time here, so one thing should know is that this isn’t actually where we go to school. Milken is over … Continue reading →

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Spurts of Political Contemplation – TBT Politics on Twitter

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

I am often asked what moves me to write any given piece for Truth Be Told. Generally, my response is that I write full-length articles “when I have something to say.” Often, however, I find myself inundated with shorter thoughts … 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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TeenVoice and Spin Room Pieces: Voting in the United States and Military Swaps in the Middle East

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

In TeenVoice, Jon Brandt of Los Angeles, CA writes eloquently about the weight that his vote will carry next November. Samara Wolpe, also a Los Angeleno, considers the actual implications of a post-Messianic world. In the Spin Room, Elon Amit … Continue reading →

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Spin Room Response: Occupy Wall Street

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

In the Spin Room, Adam Lipton of San Antonio, TX and Asher Levy of Los Angeles, CA sound off on Occupy Wall Street. Lipton’s compelling article brings us through “Revolution 101″ and evaluates how OWS measures up to past social … Continue reading →

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An Inarticulate Outcry – Occupy Wall Street’s Most Obtrusive Roadblock

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

Without scrutiny or much thought, I can tell you that the Civil Rights movement fought for socioeconomic and legal equality for African-Americans. I can also tell you that the Arab Spring was the mobilization of citizens of Middle Eastern countries … Continue reading →

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